Concepts represent early planning stages for program announcements, requests for applications, notices of special interest, or solicitations for Council's input. Concepts reveal possible initiatives or give you ideas for an investigator-initiated application.

The Effect of Diabetes and Prediabetes on Mycobacterium tuberculosis Transmission to Close Contacts scientific publication was generated from the RePORT-Brazil collaboration, led by Maria Arriaga, and published in JID (Journal of Infectious Disease).

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tuberculosis Trials Consortium (TBTC), together with collaborators from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) AIDS Clinical Trial Group (ACTG), is pleased to announce the publication of “Four-Month Rifapentine Regimens with or without Moxifloxacin for Tuberculosis" in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Solicitation for BAA-DAIT-75N93021R00008 entitled, "Advancing Vaccine Adjuvant Research for Tuberculosis (TB)" Contract Opportunity Type: Solicitation  

Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships for Global HIV and TB Public Health Programs The mission of this fellowship program is to recruit, mentor, and train scientist-practitioners to conduct global HIV and TB research and to develop the translational and applied skills necessary to implement and support high-quality HIV and TB public health programs in global settings.

Application Due Date: June 30, 2021. Letter of Intent Due Date: 30 days prior to the application due date.  Expires: July 01, 2021. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to support the design of novel tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidates that exploit innovative approaches and their advancement into preclinical animal model testing. This funding opportunity will use a milestone driven, biphasic award mechanism to fund high risk/exploratory research. Transition to the second phase depends on the successful completion of milestones.