COVID-19 Funding Opportunities

August 10, 2020

Below are lists of COVID-19 funding opportunities. These lists will be updated as new opportunities arise.

COVID-19 FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
» Federal
SPONSOR	PROGRAM	FUNDING	DEADLINE
BARDA, DHHS	Division of Research, Innovation & Ventures (DRIVe) Easy Broad Agency Announcement	$750,000 available	2/3/2023
National Science Foundation (NSF)	Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID)	$24,000,000	9/18/2020
Department of State U.S. Mission to Cameroon	Boosting Frontline Health Workers’ Ability in Responding to COVID-19 – Virtual Awareness and Capacity Building Training Project	$40,000	8/10/2020
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIDDK	Mechanistic Studies of the Interaction between SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 and Diseases and Organ Systems of Interest to NIDDK (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	$250,000	(Letter of Intent: 11/ 16/2020; Application due: 12/16/2020
Department of State U.S. Mission to India	COVID-19 Small Grants Program	$100,000	9/30/2020
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Strategic Coordination (Common Fund)	NIH Director’s Emergency Transformative Research Awards (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	Not limited	9/30/2020 (opens 8/30/2020)
The National Institute on Aging (NIA)	NIA Multi-site COVID-19 Related Clinical Trial Implementation Grant on Aging-Related Topics in at-risk Older Adult Populations (R01 Clinical Trial Required)	Not Limited	8/3/2020, 9/1/2020, 10/1/2020, 11/2/2020, 12/1/2020, 1/4/2021, and 2/1/2021
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NCCIH	Availability of Administrative Supplements & Urgent Competitive Revisions to NCCIH Grants for Natural Product Research on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) & Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)	$150,000 in direct costs	Rolling through 8/17/2020
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIDCR	Availability of Urgent Competitive Revisions and Administrative Supplements for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Research within the Mission of NIDCR	$150,000 in total direct costs	11/2/2020
Multi-institute	Availability of Urgent Competitive Revisions and Administrative Supplements for Research on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Individuals with Down Syndrome for the INCLUDE Project	5,00,000	8/18/2020
Department of Defense (DoD)	CSO COVID 19 Response	Must reflect your needs	9/30/2020
National Science Foundation (NSF)	Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases  (EEID)	–	11/18/2020
National Institutes of Health (NIH) DHHS	Long-Term Effects of Disasters on Health Care Systems Serving Health Disparity Populations (R01- Clinical Trial Optional)	not limited	10/5/2020
National Institutes of Health (NIH)  NIDA, NCI	Mechanism for Time-Sensitive Drug Abuse Research (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)	$275,000	10/6/2020
R01 Grants for Community Interventions	Digital Healthcare Interventions to Address the Secondary Health Effects Related to Social, Behavioral, and Economic Impact of COVID-19 (R01 – Clinical Trial Optional)	$750,000 in direct cost per year for up to 3 years	8/20/2020, 12/2/2020, and 3/2/2021
	Community Interventions to Address the Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic among Health Disparity and Vulnerable Populations (R01- Clinical Trial Optional)	$500,000 in direct costs	8/28/2020 and 12/1/2020
RADx-UP	Emergency Awards: RADx-UP Coordination and Data Collection Center (CDCC) (U24 Clinical Trial Optional)	$5M in annual direct costs	8/7/2020
	Emergency Competitive Revisions for Social, Ethical, and Behavioral Implications (SEBI) Research on COVID-19 Testing among Underserved and/or Vulnerable Populations	$400,000 in direct costs	8/7/2020, 9/8/2020
	Limited Competition for Emergency Competitive Revisions for Community-Engaged Research on COVID-19 Testing among Underserved and/or Vulnerable Populations (Large-scale)	$3.5M in direct costs	8/7/2020
	Limited Competition for Emergency Competitive Revisions for Community-Engaged Research on COVID-19 Testing among Underserved and/or Vulnerable Populations (for projects involving community collaborations or partnerships)	$700,000 in direct costs	8/7/2020
Multi-institute	Digital Healthcare Interventions to Address the Secondary Health Effects Related to Social, Behavioral, and Economic Impact of COVID-19	$200,000 in direct costs	Rolling until 12/15/2020
Multi-institute	Competitive and Administrative Supplements for Community Interventions to Reduce the Impact of COVID-19 on Health Disparity and Other Vulnerable Populations	$250,000 in direct costs	Rolling until 12/15/2020
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)	Innovative Commercial Products in Support of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response – Commercial Solutions Opening Pilot Program (CSOP)	$10 million	8/31/2020
National Institutes of Health (NIH) POCTRN	Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx)	up to $500M	continuous submission
Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC)	USAMRDC New Products and Ideas (NPI)	NA	NA
Army Applications Laboratory	COVID-19 Response Innovations	NA	NA
Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Acquisition Task Force (JATF)	COVID-19 National Response Team Industry Portal	NA	NA
Department of Defense (DoD)	Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program Investigator-Initiated Research Award	$1.6M – d $2.0M	9/3/2020
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)	NIST Manufacturing USA National Emergency Assistance Program	$250,000 – $10 million	Continuous Submission
Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)  Medical Countermeasures.gov	Request a USG Coronawatch Meeting	NA	NA
United States Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)	Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)	$1,000,000	Varies by Program
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NINDS	Supplements For Research on Biological Effects of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus on the Nervous System	$200,000 (direct costs)	Applications accepted until 4/14/2021
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIMHD, NIA, NIDA, NCI	Long-Term Effects of Disasters on Health Care Systems Serving Health Disparity Populations (R01- Clinical Trial Optional)	Not limited	10/5/2020 (and standard R01 deadlines)
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIA, NIAID, NIDDK, NIDA, NIMH, NIEHS, NICHD, NIAAA, NIBIB, NHGRI, NIMHD, NCATS, NIDCH, NCI	Urgent Competitive Revision to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements	Must reflect your needs	Varies
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIMHD, NIA, NIMH	Competitive and Administrative Supplements for the Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on Minority Health and Health Disparities	$125,000 (direct costs)	Aapplications accepted through 5/1/2021
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIMH, NIA, NIAAA, NIMHD	Availability of Administrative Supplements and Urgent Competitive Revisions for Mental Health Research on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus	Contact program officer	Applications accepted through 4/15/2021
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIBIB	Availability of Emergency Competitive Revision and Administrative Supplements on Biomedical Technologies for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)	Up to two years of support- limited to no more than the amount of the current parent award	Applications accepted on a rolling basis until 11/10/2020
National Institutes of Health (NIH) OBSSR, NHLBI, NIA, NIAAA, NIDDK, NIEHS, NCCIH, NCI	Availability of Administrative Supplements and Urgent Competitive Revisions for Research on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus and the Behavioral and Social Sciences	$200,000 (direct costs)	Applications accepted until 3/31/2021)
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIEHS	NIEHS Support for Understanding the Impact of Environmental Exposures on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)	Must reflect your needs	8/3/2020 (other deadlines within)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)  NIGMS	Availability of Urgent Competitive Revisions for Research on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the Causative Virus SARS-CoV-2	Must reflect your needs	Applications accepted through 2/5/2021)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)  NCATS	Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)	Check RFA(s) within	Application deadlines through 4/5/2021)
Department of Energy (DOE)	Invitation for COVID-19 scientific questions	DOE Resources	Accepted on a rolling basis
National Science Foundation (NSF)	RAPID: Dear Colleague Letter on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)	$200,000	Check with program officers
	Dear Colleague Letter: Provisioning Advanced Cyberinfrastructure to Further Research on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)	$200,000 (RAPID) & supplemental funding requests	Check with program officers
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)	Stem Cell Agency Board Approves $5 Million in Emergency Funding for COVID-19 Research	$5 million	bi-monthly

COVID-19 FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
» Non-federal
SPONSOR	PROGRAM	FUNDING	DEADLINE
FACE Foundation	Transitioning to Virtual Exchange	up to $7500 per project	10/30/2020
XPRIZE	XPRIZE Rapid Covid Testing	$5 million	8/31/2020
Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS	Seoul Innovation QuickFire Challenge: Healthcare for the New Normal	Up to KRW 150,000,000 (~ US $125,000)	8/31/2020
The Sorenson Impact Foundation	Apply Now for Funding Opportunities	$25,000 – $250,000	8/30/2020
CEPI	Sourcing of serum from recovered patients for the development of a Rift Valley Fever (RVF) international antibody standard	–	8/31/2020
Collaborative Initiative for Paediatric HIV Education and Research (CIPHER)	CIPHER Grant Programme	$30,000	LOI opens: 10/1/2020 LOI due: 10/31/2020
Genentech	2020 Health Equity Innovations Fund	$750,000	LOI: 8/10/2020 Full invited applications: 10/5/2020
ICCovid 2020™	International Congress on Coronaviruses™ (ICCovid™)	NA	8/15/2020
Google	Academic Research Credits Program	$5,000 in Google Cloud credits	Rolling
	Apply for Google Cloud research credits	$5,000 in Google Cloud credits	Rolling
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education /FDA	FDA Influenza Immunity and Vaccination Postdoctoral Fellowship	NA	9/30/2020
	FDA COVID-19 Diagnostic Test Fellowship	NA	9/30/2020
The Social Science Research Council (SSRC)	Just Tech Covid-19 Rapid-Response Grants	$5,000 to $10,000	Rolling
WITH Foundation (WITH) and the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry (AADMD)	Addressing the Challenges Primary Care Providers experience in serving Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities during Pandemic and/or Emergency Situations.	Up to $50,000.	9/3/2020
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation	Evidence for Action: Investigator-Initiated Research to Build a Culture of Health	NA	Rolling
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation	SARS-CoV-2 and Cystic Fibrosis Research Award	up to $125,000 per year (plus 12 percent for indirect costs) for up to two years.	Letter of Intent: 7/17/2020, Full application: 10/1/2020
Alkermes	Alkermes Education Grants	not specified	Rolling
ACC	Action Against Corona	NA	NA
The Greenwall Foundation	Making a Difference Request for Proposals – Fall 2020	$22M	8/28/2020
CISCO	Pandemic/COVID19 Science, Technology and Social Impact	NA	continuous submissions
Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation	COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund	not specified	None posted
Ferring Pharmaceuticals	Ferring COVID-19 Investigational Grants	25,000€	applications accepted through 10/31/2020
Biogen Foundation (typically funds Boston, MA & Research Triangle, NC)	COVID-19 Response	up to $10M	none posted
MIT	#HackCOVID19	NA	NA
Plug and Play	COVID-19 Accelerator	NA	NA
Help With Covid	Volunteer Projects	NA	NA
CETF	COVID-19 Early Treatment Fund (CETF)	$500K	Rolling
Ginkgo Bioworks	Access to Platform for Partner COVID-19 Projects	$25M	none posted
Mercatus Center	COVID-19 Response: A Call for Ideas	NA	NA
Global Innovation Exchange (GIE)	COVID-19 Innovation Hub	NA	NA
THE EDTECH HUB	EdTech Interventions Database	NA	Rolling
	Ed Tech Idea Call in Response to COVID-19	NA	Rolling
Open Road Alliance (ORA)	Open Road Alliance Response to COVID-19	100k	NA
OMIDYAR	Omidyar Network COVID-19 Economic Response Advocacy Fund Frequently Asked Questions	$1.5 million	Rolling
USAID	COVID-19 FUNDING REQUESTS AND UNSOLICITED PROPOSALS	NA	various
Co-Creation Hub (Africa)	[Call for Projects] – Funding and Design Support for COVID-19 Projects	NA	TBA
Cognizent	Cognizant Philanthropies Commit $10 Million to Support Communities Worldwide Impacted by COVID-19	$10 Million	NA
XPRIZE Pandemic Alliance	Join a Data-powered Alliance to Stop COVID-19	NA	NA
COVID-19 Response Task Force	COVID-19 Request for Ideas	NA	NA
Amazon Web Services	AWS Diagnostic Development Initiative (DDI)	$20 million	Not specified
Labguru Laboratory	Labguru Pro-bono COVID-19 Programme	$1,000,000	NA
DataValidation	COVID-19 Relief Fund	$1 million in DataValidation services	None posted
The Circle for Justice Innovations	STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES SUPPORT (SOS) Rapid Response Fund	$2,500 to $5,000	1/1/2021
Artist Relief	Emergency Initiative	$5,000	none posted
Foundation for Contemporary Arts	Emergency Grants COVID-19 Fund	$1,500	8/31/2020
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)	COVID-19 Detect and Protect Challenge	up to $15,000 in prizes	Ongoing
Merck KGaA (Germany)	Research Grant for Pandemic Preparedness	up to 250,000 €/year for 3 years with the option of extension	8/31/2020
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)	COVID-19-Related Enhancements to Existing PCORI-Funded Research Projects	$500,000	Applications accepted on a rolling basis
	COVID-19-Related Enhancements to Existing PCORI-Funded Engagement Awards	$150,000	Applications accepted on a rolling basis
Antler	Call for startups tackling Covid-19	$100,000 (investment)	NA
Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE)	The COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium	NA	NA
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Wellcome, Mastercard	COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator	up to $125 million available (Chan Zuckerberg committed additional $25M)	Continuous Submission
Fast Grants	Fast Funding for COVID-19 Science	$500,000	NA
United Way of the Greater Capital Region	Capital Region Community COVID-19 Response Fund	NA	Continuous Submission
Bloomberg Philanthropies	Coronavirus Local Response Initiative	NA	Continuous Submission
Gates Foundation	COVID-19  Announcements	NA	NA
IBM	COVID-19: Fight the global pandemic	NA	ongoing

Additional links:

• COVID-19 Research-Related Information and Websites
• COVID-19 Research Challenges