END7 periodically announces Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for NTD control and elimination programs that address the seven most common NTDs, including ascariasis (roundworm), trichuriasis (whipworm), hookworm, schistosomiasis (snail fever), lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis), trachoma and onchocerciasis (river blindness). Program support includes:
- Treatment programs: mass drug administration (MDA) and MDA-related activities such as training, surveillance, monitoring and evaluation and educational materials.
- Elimination activities: transmission assessment survey (TAS), MDA and morbidity management/lymphedema care.
Governmental and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are eligible to receive funding from END7, and funds may be channeled through the World Health Organization (WHO) regional or country offices.
Drug procurement, operational research and research and development (R&D) activities are not eligible for funding.
Funding is typically awarded in the range of $25,000 - $100,000 for one year.
We are currently not accepting applications for funding. Check back for the announcement of our next RFP. For information about projects funded by our most recent RFP, click here.