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The GACD is pleased to announce the intention to increase the frequency of its grant opportunities to tackle the growing burden of NCDs in low- and middle- income countries and among vulnerable populations (especially indigenous groups) in high-income countries. The topics for the 2021-2023 are described in this news story.
The Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) is an alliance of international funding agencies that collectively provide over 80% of global public funding for health research, and the first collaboration of its kind to specifically address non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The GACD supports implementation science to improve health outcomes.
The GACD is pleased to announce the intention to increase the frequency of its grant opportunities to tackle the growing burden of NCDs in low- and middle- income countries and among vulnerable populations (especially indigenous groups) in high-income countries.
In the future, funding calls will be announced annually each November, beginning in 2021. Whilst to date the GACD has funded disease-specific grants, the next three funding calls will target multimorbidity and common NCD risk factors, in alignment with its Strategic Plan. All calls will focus on implementation science.
The 2021-2023 call topics are anticipated as follows:
2021
NCD prevention in adolescents, young adults and other vulnerable stages across the life course: implementation science focused on addressing common NCD risk factors through interventions that reduce health risk and/or enhance positive health and lifestyle behaviours in young people, and in other vulnerable life course stages (e.g., childhood, elderly).
2022
Interventions in urban environments to reduce NCD risk: implementation science focused on individual and/or structural level interventions that can reduce NCD risk and/or maximise the health-promoting potential of cities. Transdisciplinary partnerships among health, urban planning and behavioural science experts are encouraged.
2023
Integrated management of multimorbidity: implementation science focused on integrating interventions for optimising management and care for patients with multimorbidity.
All calls will enable the incorporation of digital innovation (e.g., AI, Big Data, telemedicine) into NCD implementation science.
The GACD is committed to supporting research undertaken through genuine partnership among high and low/middle-income country academics, policymakers, local authorities, and community groups. Where possible, research questions should be driven by local stakeholders and other intended beneficiaries of the research project.
Whilst all GACD member funding agencies have agreed to the general scope and topic of the three calls, individual agencies will decide on a year-by-year basis whether or not they will participate in a call cycle and may adjust certain specific requirements of the call to fit their own research strategy. While every effort will be made to move forward with the three call topics as described above, the GACD reserves the right to change one or more future call topics due to unforeseen circumstances. The participating funding agencies and anticipated total funding commitment for the 2021 call will be announced in June 2021.
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