Funding opportunities

The GHDx Center catalyzes exploration and advancement of promising point-of-care diagnostic technologies appropriate for use in low-resource settings by providing targeted technical and financial support to technology developers. 

Opportunities for support are focused on two areas:

  1. Exploratory technology projects to advance pre-prototype product development; and
  2. Laboratory and field-based clinical testing of prototype point-of-care diagnostics.

Through competitive solicitation processes, the GHDx Center identifies, selects, and supports innovative and promising technologies that could have a significant positive impact on public health outcomes. Candidate technologies are assessed for anticipated health impact, relevance to the needs and realities of low-resource settings, and market-related issues that could affect the eventual products’ commercialization prospects.

Current funding opportunities

Laboratory and field evaluations of advanced technologies for diagnostics in low-resource settings

The GHDx Center is now accepting letters of intent for a new opportunity for diagnostics innovators to participate in laboratory and field evaluations of their point-of-care diagnostic tests. This opportunity seeks to support point-of-care diagnostic tests that are at an advanced stage of development and that target common causes of communicable and noncommunicable disease in low-resource settings.

To begin a letter of intent, download and complete the form below. Details of the the funding opportunity can be found in the application instructions. The application and budget forms are also provided for reference; however, we will only accept letters of interest at this time.

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Summary of deadlines

Item

Due Date

Questions regarding the request for LOI

March 23, 2009

Responses to questions published

March 30, 2009

Letters of intent due

April 17, 2009

Initial applicants selected

May 8, 2009

Questions on the application

May 22, 2009

Responses to questions (via email and published)

May 29, 2009

Full applications due

June 12, 2009

Selection of final applicants

July 10, 2009

Due diligence and interviews
(at the GHDx Center’s discretion)

July–September 2009

Estimated award date

September 15, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

Previous funding opportunities

Emerging technologies for point-of-care diagnostics for low-resource settings

This solicitation is now closed. Our selection committee will review final submissions in early November and candidates will be contacted later in the month.

There were no questions submitted for the full solicitation. The GHDx Center received a total of 32 letters of interest–many of which were very strong, thorough, and competitive. Ten finalists were invited to submit full proposals.

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Downloads

These materials are provided for reference only. The solicitation is now closed.

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Upcoming opportunities

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Other funding opportunities

Other centers in the Point-of-Care Technologies Research Network also issue solicitiations periodically. The following call for white papers is currently open. Future opportunities will also be announced through our mailing list.