Anticipated LOI Notification Date: 26 July, 2021
Full Proposal Deadline: 23 August, 2021
(Only accepted LOIs will be invited to submit full proposals)
Budget global: $1 million USD for projets over 3 years
The International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID), in partnership with Pfizer Global Medical Grants, is proud to announce the “ISID-Pfizer 2021 Grant Challenge.” for research projects focused on the implementation and/or assessment of antimicrobial stewardship programs focused on the outpatient setting in low-income countries or under-resourced settings. A total of $1 million USD is available in funding, and programs can apply for a maximum of $100,000 USD to cover program expenses over three years.
Proposals should focus on antimicrobial therapy consumption, use patterns, and stewardship efforts in the outpatient setting, in low-income countries or under-resourced settings in middle-income countries. Antimicrobial stewardship programs confined to the clinical healthcare setting are not enough to effectively prevent the development and spread of antimicrobial resistance. Patient use behaviors, spurred by access to antimicrobial therapies in settings outside of traditional hospitals, are a neglected area that will benefit from novel antimicrobial stewardship programs.
For the purpose of this grant challenge, outpatient setting is defined as any setting providing antimicrobial dispensation to patients who are not admitted to a hospital especially, but not only, in low-resource settings and in countries with a high proportion of unprescribed antibiotic sales where pharmacies and other private drug stores represent the primary access points for antimicrobials.
• Low-income countries designated by the World Bank
AND/OR
• Under resourced settings in middle-income countries as designated by the World Bank where limited capital and human resources create barriers to meeting outpatient antimicrobial prescribing needs of the population being served
• Lists of low-income and middle-income countries designated by the World Bank can be accessed at World Bank Country and Lending Groups – World Bank Data Help Desk
• Only organizations are eligible to receive grants, not individuals or medical practice groups.
• The following may apply in this grant challenge: medical, dental, nursing, allied health, and/or pharmacy professional schools; healthcare institutions (both large and small); professional associations; government agencies; and other entities with a mission related to healthcare improvement.
• Collaborations within or between institutions (e.g., between departments and/or inter-professional) are encouraged. Please note, all partners must have a relevant role and the requesting organization must have a key role in the project.
• For programs offering education credit, the requesting organization must be the accredited grantee.
• Any grant requestor seeking funding through this grant challenge must be an existing antimicrobial stewardship program or center. No funding will be provided to establish a new center or hospital-based antimicrobial stewardship initiative.
• All organizations applying for this grant challenge must be located in the geographic scope of eligibility in a low or middle-income country (LMIC). If the applying organization is not located in an LMIC, the program will be disqualified.