Science|Business Database: Coronavirus Funding Opportunities

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As a service to the global R&D community, Science|Business has compiled this database of funding opportunities. Users are encouraged to let us know of funding calls that could be incorporated into the database. Please email all suggestions to [email protected]. The database will be updated daily. For rapid news about COVID-19, see our live blog.

Urgent Competitive Revisions for Research on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

The research will focus on genomic studies to prevent, diagnose and treat viral respiratory diseases.

Amount
$250.000 (U.S. dollars) per year
Agency or Funder
U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) - National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Eligibility (if available)

Existing NHGRI grantholders

Date application deadline

Internet-based solutions for responses to COVID-19

Date added: 29 Apr 2020

Proposals should rework known Internet-based technical solutions and apply them to COVID-19 in areas such as humanitarian aid, education, disinformation, and pandemic preparedness.

Amount
$250.000 - $500.000 (U.S. dollars)
Agency or Funder
Internet Society Foundation
Eligibility (if available)

United States public charity or equivalent

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Improve systems-of-care for patients with metastatic breast cancer during the pandemic

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

Funding for initiatives to support patients with metastatic breast cancer who receive oral
cancer medicines during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Amount
$1,000,000 (U.S. dollars)
Agency or Funder
Pfizer
Eligibility (if available)

Hospitals; cancer centres; healthcare institutions (both large and small); professional associations; laboratories; government agencies; and other entities with a mission related to healthcare improvement. (Not individuals or medical practice groups.)

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

Research into the impact of COVID-19 on social and living conditions in U.S.

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

The research will analyse social, political, economic, or psychological effects of COVID-19 on social and living conditions in the U.S.

Amount
$175.000 (U.S. dollars)
Agency or Funder
Russell Sage Foundation
Eligibility (if available)

All nationalities are eligible to apply and applicants do not have to reside in the U.S.

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

A call for patient-centered proposals

Date added: 05 May 2020

Projects should focus on the emerging research needs of clinicians, policymakers, hospitals, and health systems for patient-centred care during the pandemic

Amount
$21M
Agency or Funder
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
Eligibility (if available)

All applicants must adhere to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) policy on education in the protection of human subject participants in the conduct of research.

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

Impact of diabetes on COVID-19

Date added: 18 May 2020

A call for clinical and translational projects that address the increased risk of people with diabetes of developing complications when infected with COVID-19.

Amount
$100,000 USD per project
Agency or Funder
American Diabetes Association
Eligibility (if available)

Applicant must be from US institutions and hold a PhD, MD, MD/PhD degree or equivalent health- or science-related degree

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

Grants for organisations to work on COVID-19 healthcare education and best practice

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

The funding will support healthcare providers focused on the recognition, diagnosis, treatment, and care management of patients with COVID-19.

Amount
$5,000,000 (U.S. dollars)
Agency or Funder
Pfizer
Eligibility (if available)

Medical, dental, nursing, allied health, and/or pharmacy professional schools; healthcare institutions (both large and small); professional associations; government agencies; and other entities with a mission related to healthcare improvement. (Not individuals or medical practice groups.)

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Interventional radiology solutions for COVID-19 treatment

Date added: 13 May 2020

Funding for proposals for multidisciplinary, minimally invasive/locoregional therapies for treating critically ill COVID-19 patients.

Amount
$50,000 USD
Agency or Funder
Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation
Eligibility (if available)

Collaboration outside the specialty of interventional radiology is required

Date application deadline

Understanding the pathobiology and clinical implications of COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses

Date added: 13 May 2020

Research should address the basic biology of respiratory viruses, host factors that alter response to viral infections, community spread of COVID-19, or use epidemiological approaches to understand the disease.

Amount
$50,000 USD for one year
Agency or Funder
American Thoracic Society, GSK
Eligibility (if available)

Assistant professors or equivalent conducting research directly related to COVID-19

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Patient-centred comparative clinical effectiveness research

Date added: 13 May 2020

Research should address the impact of the pandemic on vulnerable populations and how COVID-19 has altered healthcare delivery and healthcare workers' wellbeing, management and training.

Amount
Up to €5M USD
Agency or Funder
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Eligibility (if available)

Private and public sector organisations, education and research institutions, hospitals and healthcare institutions

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Combatting COVID-19 at national borders

Date added: 29 Apr 2020

Focusing on the vulnerabilities emerging in the COVID-19 pandemic, applicants should propose ways to prevent, contain, and mitigate threats posed by biological and chemical actors at national borders and points of entry.

Amount
Up to $5M (U.S. dollars) per project, total $15M (U.S. dollars)
Agency or Funder
Bureau of International Security-Nonproliferation
Eligibility (if available)

NGOs and academic institutions

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Understanding the pathobiology and clinical implications of SARS-CoV-2

Date added: 29 Apr 2020

Proposals may address the biology of respiratory viruses, epidemiological approaches to them, development of novel therapeutics and vaccines, deciding host factors and individual, regional, or social factors affecting community spread of COVID-19.

Amount
$100.000 (U.S. dollars) per year, for up to two years
Agency or Funder
American Lung Association
Eligibility (if available)

Applicants must hold a PhD and work in a non-profit academic institution

Date application deadline

Improving emergency patient care

Date added: 06 May 2020

Funding for emergency care research projects related to COVID-19 and lasting up to 1 year. Potential topics include diagnostics, safety, therapeutics, and crisis preparedness.

Amount
$5.000 - $25.000 (USD)
Agency or Funder
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Eligibility (if available)

Applicant must be a member of SAEM, hold a PhD or equivalent and a faculty university appointment with a department of emergency medicine

Date application deadline

Social science studies on the impact of the outbreak

Date added: 18 May 2020

Projects must be carried out by PhD holders on topics such as social, economic, cultural, psychological, and political impact of Covid-19 in the United States and globally.

Amount
$5,000 USD per project
Agency or Funder
Henry Luce Foundation and the Social Science Research Council
Eligibility (if available)

PhD holders in any social science disciplines or related interdisciplinary fields

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Emergency competitive revisions for research on repurposing existing therapeutics to address COVID-19.

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

NCATS is particularly interested in projects that repurpose existing drugs or biologics (existing therapeutics) that have already begun.

Agency or Funder
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Eligibility (if available)

Existing NCATS grantholders

Date application deadline

Early-stage research to develop technologies for COVID-19 and potential future pandemic response

Date added: 03 Jun 2020

Funding for early-stage development of tools for virus detection and sensing; supply chain management; geo-spatio-temporal monitoring and mapping; information reliability and collaboration; and modeling, simulation, and predictive analytics.

Amount
Variable
Agency or Funder
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity
Eligibility (if available)

The prime contractor must be in the US. Foreign entities and individuals may participate as part of a US-based team.

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Exploring education in a time of pandemic

Date added: 05 May 2020

Grants for researchers aiming to understand the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on education as well as those working to reimagine educational opportunities.

Amount
Up to $50.000 (U.S.)
Agency or Funder
Spencer Foundation
Eligibility (if available)

Principal investigator must have a PhD or relevant experience in education-related research

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline

Translate promising preclinical findings into products for clinical applications

Date added: 23 Apr 2020

Projects should include emerging viral diseases and respiratory health topics – and be relevant to the healthcare needs of military service members, veterans, military beneficiaries, and/or the American public.

Amount
$25M (U.S. dollars)
Agency or Funder
U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
Eligibility (if available)

Government agencies, eligible non-DoD organization, DoD laboratory, DoD military treatment facility, and/or DoD activity embedded within a civilian medical centre

Foreign participation? (where known)
No
Date application deadline

Innovative solutions to social issues created by COVID-19

Date added: 11 May 2020

Grants for projects that will build lasting solutions for protecting vulnerable populations and key workers affected by the COVID-19 crisis.

Amount
$1 M (USD)
Agency or Funder
The Booz Allen Foundation
Eligibility (if available)

Individuals and teams from universities, non-profits, startups, and SMEs. Principal investigator must be a US citizen with a US bank account.

Foreign participation? (where known)
Yes
Date application deadline