Limited Competition: The Medical Education Partnership Initiative Linked Awards (MEPI) (R25)

The summary for the Limited Competition: The Medical Education Partnership Initiative Linked Awards (MEPI) (R25) grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the National Institutes of Health, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Limited Competition: The Medical Education Partnership Initiative Linked Awards (MEPI) (R25): This NIH Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), supported by funds from the participating NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs), invites applications from foreign Institutions in Sub-Saharan African countries who are a part of the Medical Education Partnership Initiative Network of institutions (http://www.fic.nih.gov/Grants/Search/Pages/Awards-Program-MEPI.aspx) to develop research capacity and research education opportunities in priority health areas related to and/or beyond HIV/AIDS. These opportunities are intended to strengthen medical education systems in the countries in which they exist, and build clinical and research capacity in priority health areas related to and/or beyond HIV/AIDS.

Federal Grant Title:	Limited Competition: The Medical Education Partnership Initiative Linked Awards (MEPI) (R25)
Federal Agency Name:	National Institutes of Health
Grant Categories:	Education Health
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA-TW-11-004
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	93.173
CFDA Descriptions:	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders
Current Application Deadline:	Feb 10, 2012
Original Application Deadline:	Feb 10, 2012
Posted Date:	December 12th, 2011
Creation Date:	Dec 12, 2011
Archive Date:	Mar 12, 2012
Total Program Funding:	$2,750,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$250,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Other Eligible Applicants include the following: African higher education institutions currently participating in the MEPI network (both direct recipients and African consortium members). Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are eligible to apply, however, African higher education institutions currently participating in the MEPI network (both direct recipients and African consortium members) are the only eligible Non-domestic Entities that can apply.. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not restricted. However, they must be partnered with a PD/PI in the MEPI network as long as they are African higher education institutions currently participating in the MEPI network to beeligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed, however, African higher education institutions currently participating in the MEPI network (both direct recipients and African consortium members) are the only Foreign components that can apply.
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