Product development research for global health

As a result of technical difficulties, we have not received messages sent to the email originally published in this call for expressions of interest (PDP-2023@FCDO.gov.uk).

Use the following e-mail PDP.2023@fcdo.gov.uk for all correspondence relating to this call and to submit proposals. If you previously sent questions or other correspondence, then you should re-send them to the new email address.

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The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) seeks proposals for the research and development of new products to improve health outcomes for the poorest and most vulnerable in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Your application should respond to at least one of the following priorities:

• women and girls health
• infectious diseases of poverty
• emerging infectious diseases/diseasesdiseases and diseases of epidemic potential

You should draw on the best of global health expertise, and to increase equitable and affordable access to new technologies and ensure policy uptake.

We will accept expressions of interest from non-governmental organisations and product development partnerships.

The total value of available funding is up to £130 million, the value of individual funding awards will vary.

What the fund will achieve

The fund aims to find solutions which:

• build health security for all
• support healthier and more resilient populations
• help end the preventable deaths of mothers, babies and children in low- and middle-income countries

The FCDO is drivingincreasing open scientific collaboration so the latest research, evidence and technology can help build global resilience for all, including women and girls and the most marginalised.

How to apply

Read the Global health research: call for expressions of interest.

It sets out the format for expressions of interest (including annexes), to submit to PDP.2023@fcdo.gov.uk by 2pm (GMT) on 23 February 2024.

Other relevant documents:

• Global health: accountable grant template
• Global health: memorandum of understanding template
• Global health: due-diligence guide for external partners
• Global health: due diligence questionnaire
• Global health: safeguarding questionnaire

We have also published questions and answers about this opportunity (24 January 2024): Global health: frequently asked questions and answers

Background information on the fund

It is likely that this competition will result in a mixture of both core organisational and project/portfolio-based funding awards. It is also likely that it will result in a mixture of funding agreement types – both accountable grants and memoranda of understanding.

For further information, refer to the call for expressions of interest document.

Contacts

If you have any questions related to this opportunity, email PDP.2023@fcdo.gov.uk.

In the interest of fairness and transparency, we will publish all questions and answers on this page frombefore 8the Januarybidding 2024date onwards.closes.