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Communicable-Disease Research: List of Donor Institutions

The links below are included for the purpose of facilitating networking and information exchange on funding institutions whose efforts in the area of communicable disease research are endorsed by PAHO.

The PAHO Research Grant Program also offers grants for graduate thesis, research training, and other subjects as they relate to the development of research capacity in the Americas.

• UNDP-World Bank-WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Disease (TDR)
• Canada (bilingual English/French site):
  • Centre de recherches pour le développment international (CRDI)   |  International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
  • Global Health Research Initiative (GHRI) / Initiative de Recherches en Santé Mondial (IRSM), Grants for pandemic and emerging infectious diseases: English  |  français
• The Rockefeller Foundation: Grants in the areas of Health Equity, Regional Programs, and others.
• The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: Grants for malaria and vaccine research.
• Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine: Grants for research in tropical diseases in developing countries.
• National Foundation for Infectious Diseases/NFID, USA: Grants of US$ 2,000 for 'seed' programs to fund the first year of a research project.
• Academy of Sciences of Latin America (Academia de Ciencias de América Latina, site in Spanish): Grants for research in Central and South America.
• National Institutes of Health, USA (NIH): National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID),
  International Grants and Contracts   |   Fogarty International Center (FIC): FIC Home Page grants  |   FIC Directory of International Grants and Fellowships in the Health Sciences: Grant Opportunities   |
  Fellowship Opportunities  |  Funding Opportunities and Notices  |  NIH Grants and Funding Opportunities | NIH Contracting Information and Resources
• Networking for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases in Latin America: Devoted to promoting collaborative biomedical research among various scientific groups working in Central America.
• The Foundation Center (USA): For a subscription fee, you can search the database for foundations that may be willing to sponsor your specific research project.
• European Community: Chagas Disease Intervencion Activities (CDIA). EUROPA: Gateway to the European Union, Grants and Loans from the EU.
• Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA): List of projects in Central America and the Caribbean and South America. Also see PAHO-JICA Collaboration on Chagas Disease Control in Central America.
• Nippon Foundation (formerly the Sasakawa Foundation): Supported Programs, Latin America. Also see Nippon Foundation: A Partner in the Fight against Leprosy.