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Programs & Networks

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Programs and networks help to increase collaboration, break down silos, and share information and data by connecting researchers to each other, to institutions, both public and private, and to the general scientific community.

This section contains information on a variety of types of programs or networks, including those specifically run by NIAID that interact with the broader scientific community and collaborations that NIAID participates in, such as collaborations across government agencies, public-private partnerships, cooperative agreements, and consortiums.

A research program or network is an “umbrella” organizing group, internal or external to NIAID, whose responsibilities include  conducting, overseeing, and at times funding research or offering non-monetary support for research. Most of these programs/networks offer services and other resources to the scientific community.

The breadth and depth of NIAID supported programs and networks speaks to the extensive infrastructure that NIAID supports to advance research in a dynamic world impacted by emerging and reemerging diseases.

How are Programs & Networks Funded?

Networks and programs are funded through a variety of mechanisms varying from funding provided by a grant or contract, collaborations supported through private-public partnerships, defined per partnership, or groups supported wholly by NIAID or NIH, such as various Communities of Practice (COPS) or Special Interest Groups (SIGS).

How do Resources for Researchers Relate to Programs & Networks?

While NIAID supports the research community via funding through grants and other mechanisms, many NIAID networks and programs also provides access to certain resources such as preclinical services, assays, imaging, and sequencing.

How are Programs & Networks Related to Areas of Research at NIAID?

Networks and programs may tie to specific diseases and conditions (for example HIV/AIDS, influenza, or food allergy) or they may support research that is broader in nature, such as vaccines, antimicrobial resistance or immune system research.

Related Information for Researchers

Resources for Researchers

In addition to monetary funding, NIAID or NIAID-funded groups provide services that are available to the research community to advance their scientific pursuits.  You may request services if you are an investigator in academia, a nonprofit organization, industry, or government in the United States or worldwide. You need not be a grantee of NIAID or another National Institutes of Health Institute or Center.


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Research Funding

NIAID supports research at external academic and research institutions through funding opportunities including grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements. In addition to targeted requests for proposals in response to initiatives, NIAID is always accepting researcher-initiated applications.


Find out more about funding opportunities and how to connect with NIAID program officers about potential funding

Partnering with NIAID

NIAID promotes partnerships with domestic and international entities to address complex public health issues that require the combined efforts of government agencies, academic institutions​, private-sector companies, and nonprofit organizations.


Find out more about partnering with NIAID

NIAID Careers

NIAID scientists study all aspects of infectious diseases, from bench to bedside. With the help of support and administrative staff, they work to find ever better methods of disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatments. Find out more about NIAID’s culture, benefits, workplace flexibilities, and available NIAID Careers. Join NIAID and make a difference!

Find Your Career at NIAID

View a full list of currently recruiting job opportunities in the scientific and administrative career areas. If you are looking for research training opportunities, check out the Research Training area.

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Application Tips

Need help applying to NIAID career opportunities? NIAID offers tips on writing your federal resume and applying to career opportunities at NIAID/NIH.


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Training and Career Development Grant Programs

NIAID uses a variety of grant programs to develop and support the next generation of biomedical researchers who may be entering graduate school, finishing their doctorates, or coming in from other fields. We award some grants to individuals, while others go to educational institutions or specific projects.


Training and Career Development Grant Programs

Global Vaccine and Immunization Research Forum

The Global Vaccine and Immunization Research Forum (GVIRF) is a platform for scientific exchange and engagement among vaccine and immunization research communities, intended to enhance vaccine discovery, development, and deployment. The GVIRF is facilitated by NIAID, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the World Health Organization.

In 2010, global health leaders launched the Decade of Vaccines collaboration and created the 2010 Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP), a roadmap to prevent millions of deaths through more equitable access to vaccines for people in all communities. GVIRF brings together the entire vaccine and immunization research community biennially to evaluate progress in research objectives of the GVAP. GVIRF will continue to serve as a central forum for research related to Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030), the successor of the GVAP, and allow the vaccine and immunization research communities to gather and address research challenges, innovations, and opportunities leading toward the final strategic goal of IA2030: leave no one behind. 

Main Areas of Focus

  • Track progress and challenges related to priority vaccine research and development (R&D), including progress in achieving IA2030 SP7 R&D strategic objectives and goals
  • Identify gaps, opportunities, and actions for the R&D community in the areas of vaccines and immunization
  • Create opportunities for networking and collaboration among the vaccine R&D and immunization communities
  • Expand capabilities of engagement with end users
  • Enable innovation and development of new vaccines
  • Accelerate development, licensing, and update of vaccinesF
  • Improve program efficiencies and increase vaccine coverage

Recent and Past Events

GVIRF (2014-Present)

GVIRF Webinars (2021-Present)

GVIRF Representative (NIAID)

Annie Mo, Ph.D.

Contact Information

Shahida Baqar, Ph.D.

Christina McCormick

Content Coordinator
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Notice of Special Interest (NOSI)—Optimizing Vascularized Composite Allograft Survival

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is interested in supporting preclinical studies utilizing animal models or human tissue specimens that focus on optimizing treatment and graft monitoring to reduce incidence of acute rejection and maximize graft survival after vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) and on minimizing immunosuppression required for long-term VCA acceptance.

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