One Health Antimicrobial Resistance Research Programme (OHARP) - Commissioned study

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Objective

The One Health Antimicrobial Resistance Research Programme (OHARP) is jointly funded by the Ministry of Health (MOH); National Environment Agency (NEA); National Parks Board/Animal & Veterinary Service (NParks/AVS); PUB, Singapore's National Water Agency (PUB); and Singapore Food Agency (SFA). It is administered by the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) to support One Health antimicrobial resistance (AMR) research across the human, animal, food and environment sectors in Singapore.

The objective of the OHARP is to steer the national One Health AMR research agenda; commission multi-disciplinary and multi-sectorial studies that will impact Singapore's AMR policies and interventions; foster partnerships with academia and harness their expertise to find One Health solutions; and promote synergies and opportunities for collaboration between sectors.

Funding Details

The funding quantum per award is up to $750,000 per project and research period from May 2022 to May 2025 (over a period of 3 years).

Eligibility Criteria

• Only one Corresponding Principal Investigator (PI) is allowed per application and is required to fulfil the following criteria at the point of application:

• • Holds an appointment in a local publicly funded institution and salaried by the institution

  • Be an independent PI with a demonstrated track record of research as evidenced by the award of nationally competitive funding (international funding to be considered on a case by case basis) or substantial publication record

  • Hold a minimum of 9-months employment with a local Singapore institution. Upon award, the PI must agree to fulfil at least 6 months of residency in Singapore for each calendar year over the duration of the grant award

  • Has no outstanding report from previous BMRC, NMRC grants, and other national grants

  • For proposals involving patient care, the PI should be SMC registered; or should be able to demonstrate ability to access patients through SMC registered Co-Is or collaborators

• Research should be conducted in more than one sector – human, animal, food and environment – and in Singapore.

• The submitted proposal should meet the research grant's objectives.

Submission

1. Interested applicants must complete the 'OHARP Application package' application form. Please refer to the 'OHARP Terms & Conditions’ and ‘Guidelines for the Management of NCID Programmes – OHARP’ for more details.

2. Applicants are to please submit the application form in the following 2 formats through your Host Institution’s Research Office to the OHARP Secretariat at oh_amr_research@ncid.sg by 25 March 2022 (Friday), 5pm.
   

3. • 1 endorsed PDF (with signatures) including all pictures, tables, charts and various attachments      

   • 1 Word softcopy (without signatures) including all pictures, tables, charts and various attachments

   • 1 Excel budget template

Note:

1. Each applicant can only submit one application.

2. The application must list all the people and groups involved in the project.

3. Late or incomplete submissions or submissions from individual applicants without endorsements will not be accepted by OHARP secretariat.

4. SingHealth PIs are to please refer to your respective Institutional Research Administrators for guidance on internal deadlines and submission procedures set by your institutions.

Contact Person

Email: oh_amr_research@ncid.sg  

Additional Information

OHARP Application Package for Socioeconomic Impact_final.docx

OHARP 2022 SEI Budget Template_final.xls

Guidelines for the Management of NCID Funding Programmes - OHARP.pdf

OHARP Terms and Conditions.pdf

OHARP 2022 Grant Call FAQ_v1_final.pdf