D43TW012280
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Expanding the Pool of Independent Investigators in Implementation Science in Nigeria through HIV Research Training (EXPAND) - Project Summary/Abstract:
For more than 15 years, the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHV-NIGERIA or IHVN) has partnered with the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland Baltimore (IHV-UMB) to train Nigerian researchers both locally and in the US. This has resulted in 51 masters and PhD-holders engaged in HIV research and leadership careers at IHVN's International Research Center of Excellence (IRCE) and at collaborating universities and institutions throughout Nigeria.
IRCE was established in 2015 to drive IHV-Nigeria's research mission: to increase the volume, quality, and capacity for research in Nigeria and West Africa. To harness their prior training and exponentially increase their impact, it is imperative to mature these early (trained) investigators into independent (skilled) investigators. In addition, it is important for Nigerian public health programs that implementers and policymakers have complementary program evaluation and knowledge translation skills, to address HIV and other health priorities and gaps.
The focus of this submission is to expand local expertise in responding to Nigeria's HIV epidemic by addressing research leadership gaps among investigators, and program evaluation and knowledge translation gaps among implementers and policymakers. The proposed Expanding the Pool of Independent Investigators in Implementation Science in Nigeria through HIV Research Training (EXPAND Nigeria) has four specific aims.
Specific Aim 1: To launch a 12-month, implementation science design-integrated HIV research training curriculum at IRCE, delivered on a hybrid virtual and in-person platform.
Specific Aim 2: To mentor and develop a cohort of five early career MD and/or PhD-holding scientists trained with the Aim 1 curriculum, to compete for independent research funding that addresses HIV research priorities relevant to Nigeria.
Specific Aim 3: To transition skilled early career investigators from Aim 2 into active and productive research positions at IRCE and collaborating academic and public health institutions in Nigeria.
Specific Aim 4: Using the hard skills subset of modules from the Aim 1 curriculum, to provide short-term, six-month training for a multidisciplinary cohort of 40 program implementers and policymakers, to design and conduct priority HIV program evaluations and translate findings into policy and practice.
Outcomes of the proposal include a scalable training curriculum addressing local research capacity and skills gaps; skilled researchers in a supportive environment that launches and keeps them in a research trajectory; and institutional research leadership successfully transitioned from IHV-UMB to IHV-Nigeria, with IHV-UMB remaining as a long-term training and research partner.
For more than 15 years, the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHV-NIGERIA or IHVN) has partnered with the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland Baltimore (IHV-UMB) to train Nigerian researchers both locally and in the US. This has resulted in 51 masters and PhD-holders engaged in HIV research and leadership careers at IHVN's International Research Center of Excellence (IRCE) and at collaborating universities and institutions throughout Nigeria.
IRCE was established in 2015 to drive IHV-Nigeria's research mission: to increase the volume, quality, and capacity for research in Nigeria and West Africa. To harness their prior training and exponentially increase their impact, it is imperative to mature these early (trained) investigators into independent (skilled) investigators. In addition, it is important for Nigerian public health programs that implementers and policymakers have complementary program evaluation and knowledge translation skills, to address HIV and other health priorities and gaps.
The focus of this submission is to expand local expertise in responding to Nigeria's HIV epidemic by addressing research leadership gaps among investigators, and program evaluation and knowledge translation gaps among implementers and policymakers. The proposed Expanding the Pool of Independent Investigators in Implementation Science in Nigeria through HIV Research Training (EXPAND Nigeria) has four specific aims.
Specific Aim 1: To launch a 12-month, implementation science design-integrated HIV research training curriculum at IRCE, delivered on a hybrid virtual and in-person platform.
Specific Aim 2: To mentor and develop a cohort of five early career MD and/or PhD-holding scientists trained with the Aim 1 curriculum, to compete for independent research funding that addresses HIV research priorities relevant to Nigeria.
Specific Aim 3: To transition skilled early career investigators from Aim 2 into active and productive research positions at IRCE and collaborating academic and public health institutions in Nigeria.
Specific Aim 4: Using the hard skills subset of modules from the Aim 1 curriculum, to provide short-term, six-month training for a multidisciplinary cohort of 40 program implementers and policymakers, to design and conduct priority HIV program evaluations and translate findings into policy and practice.
Outcomes of the proposal include a scalable training curriculum addressing local research capacity and skills gaps; skilled researchers in a supportive environment that launches and keeps them in a research trajectory; and institutional research leadership successfully transitioned from IHV-UMB to IHV-Nigeria, with IHV-UMB remaining as a long-term training and research partner.
Funding Goals
THE JOHN E. FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER (FIC) SUPPORTS RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING TO REDUCE DISPARITIES IN GLOBAL HEALTH AND TO FOSTER PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN U.S. SCIENTISTS AND THEIR COUNTERPARTS ABROAD. FIC SUPPORTS BASIC BIOLOGICAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH, AS WELL AS RELATED RESEARCH TRAINING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT. THE RESEARCH PORTFOLIO IS DIVIDED INTO SEVERAL PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT A WIDE VARIETY OF FUNDING MECHANISMS TO MEET PROGRAMMATIC OBJECTIVES.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Place of Performance
Nigeria
Geographic Scope
Foreign
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 364% from $257,556 to $1,195,943.
Institute Of Human Virology Nig Ltdgte was awarded
EXPAND Nigeria: HIV Research Training for Independent Investigators
Project Grant D43TW012280
worth $1,195,943
from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in April 2022 with work to be completed primarily in Nigeria.
The grant
has a duration of 4 years 9 months and
was awarded through assistance program 93.865 Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity Fogarty HIV Research Training Program for Low-and Middle-Income Country Institutions (D43 Clinical Trial Optional).
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 1/6/25
Period of Performance
4/1/22
Start Date
1/31/27
End Date
Funding Split
$1.2M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$1.2M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to D43TW012280
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
D43TW012280
SAI Number
D43TW012280-345990430
Award ID URI
SAI UNAVAILABLE
Awardee Classifications
Non-Domestic (Non-U.S.) Entity
Awarding Office
75NF00 NIH FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER
Funding Office
75NT00 NIH EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Awardee UEI
VDS1HPNCNMN5
Awardee CAGE
SGQ15
Performance District
Not Applicable
Budget Funding
| Federal Account | Budget Subfunction | Object Class | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John E. Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Health and Human Services (075-0819) | Health research and training | Grants, subsidies, and contributions (41.0) | $356,654 | 59% |
| National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Health and Human Services (075-0844) | Health research and training | Grants, subsidies, and contributions (41.0) | $100,000 | 16% |
| Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, Health and Human Services (075-0846) | Health research and training | Grants, subsidies, and contributions (41.0) | $100,000 | 16% |
| National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Health and Human Services (075-0892) | Health research and training | Grants, subsidies, and contributions (41.0) | $50,000 | 8% |
Modified: 1/6/25