The IU Center for Global Health Equity and the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) have officially released the reciprocal innovation planning and demonstration grants. For this round of funding, applications should focus on
(1) addressing a significant health challenge that is shared across Indiana and global settings, and
(2) that disproportionately affects marginalized/underserved populations.
Projects can focus on a specific disease condition(s) or health or social system challenge that affects health outcomes and/or access to and quality of health care.
Reciprocal Innovation Demonstration Grants
Letter of Intent deadline: February 2, 2024
Application submission deadline: March 28, 2024
Awards are up to $50,000 for a period of two years. This award is designed to support research and demonstrate innovations with a high potential to address a significant health challenge in both Indiana and at a low- or middle-income (LMIC) partner institution. Projects should result in high impact solutions that provide reciprocal benefit to the communities Indiana CTSI institutions serve either at home or abroad, as well as a plan to sustain and expand these efforts after the end of support from this RFA.
Applicants must first submit a letter of intent before receiving approval to submit a full application.
Principal Investigators from Indiana CTSI institutions must submit a multiple PI (MPI) application for this RFA, ensuring a minimum of 2 MPIs. At least one PI must be from an Indiana CTSI institution, and another PI should represent a LMIC institution/organization.
Reciprocal Innovation Planning Grants
Application submission deadline: March 28, 2024
Awards are up to $10,000 for a period of one year. This award is designed to provide preliminary support for investigators to establish partnerships, develop project teams, identify promising health innovations, develop evidence to support the demonstration of a reciprocal innovation in Indiana or at an LMIC partner site, conduct training to prepare for a reciprocal innovation demonstration project, and other activities needed to prepare competitive demonstration grant applications for reciprocal innovation.
Office Hours
Office hours will be held for any applicants interested in consultation sessions for specific questions. Please be sure to thoroughly review the RFA before joining a session. To schedule a time within these blocks or for any other questions, please reach out to Rish O'Brien.
Session blocks:
Thursday, December 14 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (EST)
Wednesday, December 20 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (EST)
Wednesday, January 10 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.; 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (EST)
Video: Introduction to Reciprocal Innovation >>>
For more information, please contact Rish O’Brien.
