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Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases: Strengthening Health Systems. Opens 4 February 2025. Stage 1 deadline: 16 June 2025

About

This call supports implementation research addressing strategies for strengthening of health systems to improve equity in high quality care and health outcomes and reduce the prevalence and impact of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and middle-income countries and/or in underserved populations experiencing health disparities such as Indigenous populations, in high-income countries.

Applicants to the 2025 funding call are invited to propose appropriately designed and targeted implementation research to support health system transformation and/or strengthening using evidence-based interventions that can be adapted to, and implemented in, LMICs and populations experiencing health disparities to encourage equitable health outcomes and decrease the burden of NCDs.

Process

GACD uses a a two-step application process. Applicants will need to submit a brief first stage proposal, which will be peer reviewed. All applicants will be provided with feedback from the first stage review process and successful applicants will be invited to submit a second stage proposal.

Webinar for prospective applicants: GACD will hold a webinar for prospective applicants in March 2025.

Key dates

Application Portal opens: 4 February 2025
Participating funding agencies confirmed: 28 March 2025
First stage proposal deadline: 16 June 2025 (18:00 CET)
First Stage proposal outcomes: 10 September 2025
Second stage proposal deadline: 22 October 2025 (18:00 CET)
Awards: January-April 2026

More info on the GACD Strengthening Health Systems opportunity