RFA-RM-22-022: Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa): Research Education Program (UE5 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Closed
This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of National Institutes of Health notices from 2022.
National Institutes of Health offered grants of up to $200,000 to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on September 28, 2022.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed May 27, 2022. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$200,000
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement
About this NIH notice
- Activity codeUE5
- Clinical trialsNot allowed
- Funded byFIC, NHLBI, NIBIB
- Median yearly award$200,000
- Typical project length3.5 years
- UE5, Education Project Cooperative Agreement. Research education programs, with substantial NIH involvement. Other open UE5 notices.
Projects funded under RFA-RM-22-022 were run by John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences (FIC, 3 projects), National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI, 2 projects) and National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB, 1 project). Contact the program officer at the institute that fits your project before you apply; the notice lists them.
Application due dates, page limits and budget limits are set in the notice. Read RFA-RM-22-022 in the NIH Guide.
Key dates
| Posted | May 27, 2022 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | September 28, 2022 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | November 3, 2022 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are eligible to apply Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed. See Full Announcement for additional details on Eligibility
Is this a realistic fit?
- Projects NIH funded under this notice had a median yearly award of $200,000; it allows up to $200,000 per award.
- Most of the program's money (72% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
The NIH Research Education Program (UE5) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of this UE5 program is to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a diverse workforce to meet the biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs of the Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa) program. To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this FOA will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on: Courses for Skills Development The goal of DS-I Africa is to spur new health discoveries and catalyze innovation in healthcare, public health, and health research on the continent through application of data science. Applications are encouraged that propose innovative, state-of-the-art, hands-on programs that advance the goal of DS-I Africa. The courses should focus on activities that target educational needs or gaps in the DS-I Africa consortium, and thus applicants must have support from current DS-I Africa awardees. Applications must be submitted from African academic or other non-profit organizations.
Funded under RFA-RM-22-022 so far
NIH funded 6 projects under RFA-RM-22-022 in fiscal 2023 to 2025, at 6 institutions. The median yearly award was $200,000.
| Project | Institution | Fiscal year | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYNthetic Healthcare DAta Platform for Data SciEnce Training ("SYNAPSE") | National University of Rwanda | 2025 | $199,646 |
| West Africa Center of Excellence for Data Science Research Education | Univ of Sciences, Tech & Tech of Bamako | 2025 | $200,000 |
| Application of Data Science to Build Research Capacity in Zoonoses and Food-Borne Infections in West Africa | College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana | 2025 | $197,736 |
| Growing Data-science Research in Africa to Stimulate Progress (GRASP) | College of Medicine, University of Ibadan | 2025 | $189,198 |
| Data Science and Medical Image Analysis Training for Improved Health Care Delivery in Nigeria - DATICAN | Lagos State University Teaching Hospital | 2025 | $200,000 |
| Eneza Data Science: Enhancing Data Science Capability and Tools for Health in East Africa | International Centre of Insect Physiolog | 2025 | $200,000 |
Who has won Trans-NIH Research Support grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Trans-NIH Research Support (93.310) awarded $5.9 billion across 4,433 grant awards, an average of $1.3 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University | North Carolina | 66 | $219 million |
| The Leland Stanford Junior University | California | 104 | $176 million |
| University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education | Pennsylvania | 82 | $154 million |
| The Johns Hopkins University | Maryland | 95 | $152 million |
| Yale Univ | Connecticut | 85 | $149 million |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.
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Questions people ask
Is RFA-RM-22-022 still open?
No. It closed on September 28, 2022.
Who can apply for Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa): Research Education Program (UE5 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)?
National Institutes of Health accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.
What is the deadline for Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa): Research Education Program (UE5 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)?
Closed September 28, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.
How much funding is available?
Awards of up to $200,000 each.
Who has been funded under RFA-RM-22-022?
NIH RePORTER lists 6 projects funded under RFA-RM-22-022 in fiscal 2023 to 2025, at 6 institutions. The most were at National University of Rwanda, Univ of Sciences, Tech & Tech of Bamako, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana.
Who has won Trans-NIH Research Support grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Duke University, The Leland Stanford Junior University, University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education. The program made 4,433 awards worth $5.9 billion in that time.
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