Introduction:

With the current focus of the JPIAMR Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda, this call will specifically focus on tackling the rising threat of antibiotic resistance. Addressing the rising threat of antibiotic resistance requires a One Health approach since resistant bacteria, genetic elements and antibiotics are found in humans, animals and the environment. Declining clinical effectiveness of existing antibiotics together with the low and insufficient number of promising new antibiotics in the pipeline stresses the urgency to understand the mechanisms of emergence and transmission of antibiotic resistance. The European One Health Action Plan against AMR encourages the EU and its Member States to deliver innovative, effective and sustainable responses to AMR, especially to reduce the emergence and spread of AMR inside and outside the EU.

Through this call, the ERA-NET JPIAMR-ACTION intends to create and reinforce the collaboration between research partners coming from different countries and different fields of expertise to promote research on antibiotic resistance.

Call objectives:

The primary aim of the ERA-Net JPIAMR-ACTION co-funded call is to

• Understand the impact of interventions on the development and transmission of antibiotic resistance and to;
• Design, implement, evaluate, and compare interventions that will have a true impact on reducing the development and transmission of antibiotic resistance in and between the different One health settings.
• To promote transdisciplinary research teams, in which involvement of the social sciences is also encouraged.
• To implement projects into relevant geographic areas, including into resource-limited settings.

Call options:

This call advocates for a One Health approach. Proposals should focus on at least two One Health settings and should aim one of the following options:

1. Understand the impact of the interventions on the development and transmission of antibiotic resistance in, and/or between, at least two One Health settings.
2. Design, implement, evaluate, and/or compare innovative interventions to control the development and transmission of antibiotic resistance in, and/or between, at least two One Health settings.

Budget:

Eligible costs and funding provisions may vary according to the respective funding organisation's regulations. Applicants must refer and adhere to their own specific national regulations and scientific remits as detailed in the National Announcements.

Eligibility:

Applicants must adhere to the specific regulations of their national funding organisations. Therefore, each partner is strongly advised to check carefully the national eligibility rules defined by its own funding organisation, as specified in the National and Regional Requirements

• Consortium must include a minimum of three eligible partners asking for funding from three different countries (at least two from EU Member States or Associated Countries).
• The maximum of countries participating in the consortium is of 6 project partners. The maximum number of partners can be increased to 7 if partners from under represented countries are included.
• Project partners not eligible for funding may be involved in projects if they bring their own funding. The budget of non-funded partners shall not exceed 30% of the total transnational project budged requested.
• Project partners not eligible to be funded cannot be consortium coordinators.

Participating countries: Argentina; Belgium; Canada; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Hungary; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; Moldova; Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Spain; Sweden; United Kingdom.

See inside the link below this page to find out LIMCs (Lower Middle Income Countries and Territories).

Submissions of proposals will take place in two steps. In both cases with one joint proposal document.

• Pre-proposal; which must be submitted by the coordinator before March 16^th , 2021 12:00 PM CET using the submission platform\
• Full proposal; deadline: July 12^th, 2021.

In case of interest, please contact lnorton(ELIMINAR)@fsjd.org