Call for Proposals: Operational Research on "Endgame" Challenges

The Neglected Tropical Diseases Support Center (NTD-SC) at The Task Force for Global Health is soliciting proposals for operational and implementation research led by country programs that address country-identified endgame challenges.

This is an open call without a specific deadline. We welcome you to submit a paragraph describing your proposal to ensure it is in line with the scope of the call prior to submitting your full proposal. To do so, please email ntd-sc@taskforce.org. 

With this call, the NTD-SC (which serves as Secretariat of the Coalition for Operational Research on NTDs, or COR-NTD) seeks proposals for operational and implementation research nested in national programs targeting lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, and trachoma. 

The focus for this call for proposals is on country-identified endgame challenges impeding progress in achieving WHO NTD elimination targets. Examples include, but are not limited to:

• Transmission Assessment Survey (TAS) or Trachoma Impact Survey (TIS) failure
• Achievement of effective coverage in urban, peri-urban, and hard-to-reach settings during end-game scenarios
• Strategies to identify and address isolated areas of ongoing transmission
• Coverage-compliance gap
• Sustaining program achievements after stopping of MDA