Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA RM 17 021
The Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa): Ethical, Legal, and Societal Issues (ELSI) Research Program (U01) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding opportunity that supports research focused on the ethical, legal, and societal questions raised by human genomics research involving African populations. The announcement is designed to strengthen evidence-based approaches to bioethics and governance in genomics by encouraging projects that examine how genomic research is conducted, understood, regulated, and experienced in African contexts. A central priority is work that takes on new or emerging ELSI challenges, meaning studies that move beyond established debates and instead analyze evolving issues created by rapidly changing technologies, expanding data sharing, large-scale biobanking, cross-border collaborations, and shifting legal and cultural landscapes.
This opportunity uses a cooperative agreement mechanism (U01), which typically means the funded project is expected to involve substantial scientific or programmatic engagement with NIH compared with a standard research grant. The activity area is health (CFDA 93.310), reflecting NIH interest in ELSI research as an essential part of responsible health-related genomics. The FOA emphasizes focused bioethical, legal, and social science analyses. In practical terms, that can include empirical studies (such as interviews, surveys, ethnography, deliberative forums, or comparative policy analysis), conceptual or normative bioethics work grounded in real-world genomic practice, and interdisciplinary projects that connect social science findings to actionable guidance for researchers, ethics committees, and policymakers.
Eligibility is broad for academic institutions, including public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education, with additional applicant categories allowed as described in the FOA. A notable feature is the explicit allowance for non-U.S. organizations and non-U.S. institutions to apply directly, making this particularly relevant for African universities, research institutes, and ethics centers. At the same time, the FOA clarifies that non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are not eligible to apply as applicants, while foreign components are allowed under NIH policy definitions. In other words, a U.S. institution cannot apply through a separate, non-U.S. sub-entity as the applicant, but the award can include foreign components consistent with NIH Grants Policy Statement rules. This structure is meant to support strong international collaboration while keeping applicant eligibility aligned with NIH policy.
Key administrative details provided include the opportunity number RFA-RM-17-021, an original closing date of December 6, 2017, and an award ceiling listed at $100,000. The announcement was created on September 19, 2017. The number of expected awards is not specified in the supplied data. Overall, the program is positioned to fund research that helps ensure human genomics studies in Africa are conducted ethically and fairly, with careful attention to consent and community engagement, privacy and data governance, benefit sharing, return of results, stigma and discrimination risks, ownership and control of samples and data, and the legal and regulatory frameworks that shape international genomic research partnerships.Apply for RFA RM 17 021
- The National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa): Ethical, Legal, and Societal Issues (ELSI) Research Program (U01)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.310.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2017-09-19.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-12-06. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $100,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others.
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