International Research and Research Training (93.989)
International Research and Research Training (Assistance Listing 93.989) is run by the National Institutes of Health, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $329 million in 802 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $409,951 per award on average. 15 funding opportunities are open or forecast now.
The typical award was $248,236. Half of the 802 awards fell between $40,000 and $597,608, and they ranged from $0 to $5.0 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$329 million
- Grant awards802
- Typical award$248,236
- Awarded in FY 2025$67.9 million
- Size rank472 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants, training
Key findings
- Annual funding rose from $59.5 million in fiscal 2021 to $67.9 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 472nd largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 44% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 38 states and territories.
What the program funds
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.
Open and forecast opportunities
- Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Small Research Grant (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
- Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
- Emerging Global Leader Award (K43 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- Emerging Global Leader Award (K43 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
- Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
- Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Parent Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional)
- NIH Collaborative International Research Project (Parent PF5 Clinical Trial Optional)
- Centers for AIDS Research (CFAR) and Developmental Centers for AIDS Research (D-CFAR) (P30 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- Global Brain and Nervous System Disorders Research Across the Lifespan - Exploratory Grants
- International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA)
- Digital Health Technology and Reciprocal Innovation to Improve Clinical and Public Health Outcomes
- Implementation and Evaluation of Databases to Examine AIDS
- Hubs of Interdisciplinary Research and Training in Global Environmental and Occupational Health (GEOHealth)
- Emerging Global Leader Award (K43)
Past notices
Of 64 notices posted under this program since 2021, most went up in October (10), March (9) and January (8).
- NSF 24-592: Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases
- NSF 23-616: Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases
- NSF 22-620: Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases
- PAR-25-242: Mobile Health: Technology and Outcomes in Low and Middle Income Countries (R21/R33 - Clinical Trial Optional)
- RFA-MD-25-001: NIMHD Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Training (MHRT) Program (T37 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- PAR-25-223: Implementation Research for Multi-morbidity Management in the Context of Non-communicable Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries and US Tribal Populations (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required)
- PAR-25-213: Implementation Research for Multi-morbidity Management in the Context of Non-communicable Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries and US Tribal Populations (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
- PAR-24-174: Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (D43 Clinical Trial Optional)
- PAR-24-113: International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) (K01) Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed
- PAR-24-114: International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
- PAR-23-319: Implementation Research on Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors among Low- and Middle-Income Country and Tribal Populations Living in City Environments (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
- PAR-23-318: Mobile Health: Technology and Outcomes in Low and Middle Income Countries (R21/R33 - Clinical Trial Optional)
- PAR-23-294: Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
- PAR-23-295: Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Small Research Grant (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
- PAR-23-203: Limited Competition: Collaborative Partnership to Advance Global Health Research (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
In general, universities, colleges, hospitals, laboratories, Federal institutions and other public or private non-profit and for-profit domestic and foreign institutions, and State and local units of government are eligible to submit applications for research grants, research training grants, cooperative agreements, and career development awards. The grantee institution must agree to administer the grant in accordance with prevailing regulations and policies. The eligibility requirements may differ amongst FIC programs, based on the eligibility section found in our Requests For Applications (RFAs) and Program Announcements (PAs) at: http://www.fic.nih.gov/Funding/Pages/default.aspx
What the money can and cannot pay for
Research and Research Training Grants provide funds for salaries, equipment, supplies, travel, tuition, career development activities and other expenses associated with research training and scientific investigation concerning global health issues. These grants are awarded to universities; colleges; medical, nursing and dental schools; hospitals; and other non-profit institutions. Awards include grants, cooperative agreements, international research training grants, and career development awards.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Deadlines do not apply
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Fiscal Year 2023: We continued to offer opportunities in our standing program announcements including Career Development Awards for US Scientists (IRSDA) and for Scientists from Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs; Emerging Global Leader Award); Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program; Research Training in Non-communicable Diseases Across the Lifespan; HIV Research Training Program; Infrastructure Development Training Programs for Critical Research in LMIC Institutions; Bioethics Educational Development and Research Training Programs; Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases; Brain Disorders across the Lifespan; HIV-Associated Non-Communicable Diseases Research at LMIC Institutions; Reducing Stigma and HIV; and Mobile Health (mHealth). Several programs were ongoing and not open for new applications: Trauma and Injury Research Training program; Launching Future Leaders in Global Health (LAUNCH); Global Environmental and Occupational Health (GEOhealth) Research and linked Research Training Program. We co-lead an NIH-wide Common Fund program on Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa). Information on all our programs is available on our website: www.fic.nih.gov. Fiscal Year 2024: We did not initiate any new programs but continued to offer the programs listed in FY23. Fiscal Year 2025: We anticipate that we will continue to offer our core programs, listed above. We do not anticipate initiating new programs at this time.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, International Research and Research Training (93.989) awarded $329 million across 802 grant awards, an average of $409,951 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yale Univ | Connecticut | 19 | $13.2 million |
| Makerere University College of Health Sciences | 28 | $10.2 million | |
| The Johns Hopkins University | Maryland | 20 | $9.5 million |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 22 | $9.3 million |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore | Maryland | 14 | $8.7 million |
| University of Washington | Washington | 16 | $8.7 million |
| University of California, Los Angeles | California | 18 | $8.6 million |
| The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco | California | 19 | $8.5 million |
| Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia | Virginia | 7 | $6.5 million |
| Emory University | Georgia | 12 | $6.4 million |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Massachusetts | 7 | $6.2 million |
| Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | 12 | $6.1 million | |
| University of Cape Town | 16 | $5.8 million | |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Tennessee | 18 | $5.7 million |
| New York University | New York | 4 | $5.6 million |
| Universite Des Sciences, Des Techniques et Des Technologies de Bamako (Usttb) | 11 | $5.0 million | |
| Duke University | North Carolina | 16 | $5.0 million |
| Aga Khan University | 5 | $4.9 million | |
| Stellenbosch University | 14 | $4.8 million | |
| The Administrators of Tulane Educational Fund | Louisiana | 7 | $4.7 million |
Who usually wins
Colleges and universities received 72% of the money, nonprofits 6.8% and state and local governments 0.8%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colleges and universities | 531 | $238 million | 72% |
| Other | 183 | $65.5 million | 20% |
| Nonprofits | 80 | $22.2 million | 6.8% |
| State and local governments | 6 | $2.6 million | 0.8% |
| Small businesses | 2 | $967,049 | 0.3% |
By state
27 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 70 | $30.0 million |
| California | 69 | $26.7 million |
| Maryland | 38 | $18.9 million |
| North Carolina | 39 | $14.3 million |
| Connecticut | 21 | $14.3 million |
| Massachusetts | 38 | $12.5 million |
| Washington | 21 | $11.1 million |
| Illinois | 18 | $9.0 million |
| Pennsylvania | 16 | $8.4 million |
| Georgia | 17 | $7.7 million |
| Virginia | 9 | $6.9 million |
| Texas | 13 | $6.8 million |
| Louisiana | 9 | $6.0 million |
| Tennessee | 19 | $5.7 million |
| Rhode Island | 9 | $4.6 million |
| District of Columbia | 13 | $4.4 million |
| South Carolina | 4 | $4.1 million |
| Iowa | 6 | $3.9 million |
| Missouri | 6 | $3.8 million |
| Ohio | 10 | $3.8 million |
| Michigan | 7 | $3.6 million |
| Indiana | 11 | $3.0 million |
| Florida | 8 | $2.5 million |
| New Jersey | 3 | $1.7 million |
| Minnesota | 7 | $1.4 million |
| Utah | 4 | $1.3 million |
| New Mexico | 1 | $1.2 million |
| Wisconsin | 2 | $760,072 |
| Oregon | 5 | $657,140 |
| Arizona | 2 | $610,470 |
| New Hampshire | 2 | $601,617 |
| Arkansas | 2 | $212,178 |
| Alabama | 2 | $208,437 |
| Delaware | 1 | $120,000 |
| Nebraska | 1 | $99,919 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | $13,156 |
| Kentucky | 1 | $5,000 |
| Colorado | 1 | $2,000 |