This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages grant applications to develop and translate medical technologies aimed at reducing disparities in healthcare access and health outcomes. Appropriate medical technologies should be effective, affordable, culturally acceptable, and deliverable to those who need them.

The UNICEF Venture Fund calls for startups with innovative tech for child and youth impact—like data science, AI, VR, blockchain, and drones. Eligible companies must be registered in UNICEF programme countries, work on open source solutions, and have a tested prototype. Female and youth-led startups are encouraged.

The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to expand the CDC’s network of collaborating institutes for both researches with and technical assistance to neglected tropical diseases-endemic countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. This opportunity will focus on research synthesis and operational research aimed at controlling and eliminating selected NTDs and other vector-borne parasitic diseases, as well as approaches to integrated activities that cross health sectors.