COVID-19 Funding Opportunities
Below is a curated list of current COVID-19 related funding opportunities and Notices/Announcements for a broad range of research topics including non-STEM disciplines.
Last Updated - January 5th - 10:45am
NEW funding opportunities since January 1st are:
Listings are categorized in the following groups:
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National Institutes of Health Funding Opportunities
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Federal Supplements
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Other Federal Funding Opportunities
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Foundation/Private Funding Opportunities
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Federal Notices
National Institutes Of Health
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Opportunity Title |
Deadline |
| NIAID | April 30, 2021 | |
| NIAID | April 30, 2021 | |
| OD | August 30, 2020 | |
| NIH / Multiple | Opens July 28, 2020 |
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Federal Supplements
Agency/IC |
Supplement Title |
Deadline |
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Department of Veterans Affairs / Clinical Science Research and Development Service |
Supplemental funding Opportunity for Research Related to COVID-19 | Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis |
| NIA / NIAID / NIDDK / NIDA / NIMH / NIEHS / NICHD / NIAAA / NIBIB | Various Dates | |
| NIGMS | Rolling basis through February 5, 2021 | |
| Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) | Rolling Basis through March 31, 2021 | |
| National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) | April 15, 2021 | |
| NIMH / NIA / NIAA / NIMHD / ODP | April 16, 2021 | |
| NIAAA | April 16, 2021 | |
| Office of Diesease Prevention |
May 1, 2021 | |
| National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) | May 1, 2021 | |
| National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Mental Health | May 1, 2021 | |
| HHS / NIH / NCATS |
NOSI: Availability of Administrative Supplements for Tissue Chips Research on COVID-19 |
January 25, 2022 |
| NIDCD | No Due Date |
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Other Federal
Agency/Department |
Opportunity Title |
Deadline |
| HHS / ASPR Office of Resource Management | Still Active | |
| National Council on Disabilities | Pre-Solicitation for 2021 Progress Report - COVID-19's Broadscale Impact on People with Disabilities | No Date Listed |
| NIH POCTRN | No Date Listed | |
| NSF |
Dear Colleague Letter: Sentinel Cells for Surveillance and Response to Emergent Infectious Disease |
No Date Listed |
| The Lung Ambition Alliance |
Junior Faculty Research Grants for the Study of Lung Cancer and COVID-19 Infection |
No Date Listed |
| USAID - Agency for International Development |
Discovery & Exploration of Emerging Pathogens - Viral Zoonoses (DEEP VZN) Forecast 2 |
No Date Listed |
| HSR&D | HSR&D Rapid Response Projects for Time-Sensitive Topics: COVID-19 |
Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis after the initial 4/6/20 deadline. |
| PCORI |
Rolling Basis |
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| National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) |
Multiple depending on Mechanism |
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| PCORI |
Funding Opportunity for COVID-19-Related Enhancements to Existing PCORI-Funded Research Projects |
Rolling Basis |
| NIEHS |
Rolling Basis |
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| Bread & Roses Community Fund |
Rolling Basis |
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| XSEDE (NSF) |
None |
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| National Council on Disabilities |
Pre-Solicitation for 2021 Progress Report - COVID-19's Broadscale Impact on People with Disabilities |
No Date Listed |
| DoD / MCDC |
Ongoing |
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| International COVID-19 Data Alliance (ICODA) |
January 19, 2021 |
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| HHS - NIA |
Rolling Deadlines until February 1, 2021 |
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| NIA |
Rolling Basis until February 2, 2021 |
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| National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases |
NOSI: Promoting Research on COVID-19 and Theumatic, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases |
February 5, 2021 |
| EPA |
Viral Pathogen and Surrogate Approaches for Assessing Treatment Performance in Water Reuse |
February 6, 2021 |
| HHS - CDC |
February 9, 2021 |
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| HHS - CDC |
February 22, 2021 |
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| NIAID |
March 25, 2021 |
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| NIDA |
March 31, 2021 |
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| Department of State - Office of the Secretary |
May 28, 2021 |
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| Department of State |
2020 TIP Office Annual Program Statement to Address the Impacts of COVID-19 |
August 5, 2021 |
| NIH / National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) | Multiple Depending on Mechanism | |
| NCI | No Due Date Listed |
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Foundation/Private
Foundation Grant Support: U of U Health’s Office of Advancement has an office of Foundation Relations that can help faculty with strategic approaches to private foundations. Faculty and staff are encouraged to reach out to Lynn Wong, Director of Foundation Relations (or through your area development officer) with any questions or to discuss an opportunity prior to approaching a funder. Lynn may be reached at 801-587-1066 or lynn.wong@hsc.utah.edu.
Funder |
Opportunity Title |
Deadline |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals | Ferring COVID-19 Investigational Grants | Applications accepted through October 31, 2020 |
| Argonne National Laboratory | No Date Listed | |
| LifeArc | No Due Date Listed | |
| Biogen Foundation | Accepting Applications | |
| Bloomberg Philanthropies | Continuous Submission | |
| Cisco - Research & Open Innovation | No Date Listed | |
| COVID-19 Early Treatment Fund (CETF) | Currently Accepting Applications | |
| Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation |
COVID-19 Funding: Coronavirus Urgent Response Initiative (CURI) |
Unspecified |
| Fast Grants | Applications are Currently Paused | |
| Ginkgo Bioworks | No Date Posted | |
| Innovations for Poverty Action | No Due Date Posted | |
| Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation | No Date Posted | |
| Kaggle | Open | |
| Merck KGaA (Germany) | Applications accepted on a Rolling Basis | |
| Mercatus Center | No Date Listed | |
| Mozilla Open Source Support Program (MOSS) | Open | |
| Novartis | Ongoing | |
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NOVO |
Novo REPAIR Impact Fund |
Global: dates announced in May US: Sept 4 & Oct 11 (non-confidential proposals), Dec 2 (invitation for confidential proposals), Jan 10 (deadline for confidential proposals) |
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Open Road Alliance |
Direct COVID-19 Response - Charitable Grant | Open |
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COVID-19 Early Treatment Fund (CETF) |
Covid-19 Early Treatment Fund | Rolling |
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Federal Notices
National Institutes of Health
Other Federal
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Agency/Department |
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CDC - BLRD |
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CDC - NCCDPHP |
NEW: *** Community Health Workers for COVID Response and Resilient Communities (CCR) |
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Department of Agriculture |
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Department of Defense / Basic Research Office |
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| Department of Education | |
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FAQs Regarding the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and COVID-19 |
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| Department of Energy |
Office of Science's Guidance on program flexibility for grant applicants and awardees |
| Department of Homeland Security |
Crucial Research to Mitigate COVID-19 (Released on March 25th, 2020). |
| Department of Justice | |
| Department of Labor | |
| Department of State | |
| HHS | Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) - Public Health Emergency development of new medical countermeasures |
| Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) - Public Health Emergency | |
| FAQs for Health Centers Regarding Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) | |
| New Action to Cut Red Tape to Support COVID-19 Response | |
| Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - CDC Funding Information (as of March 11, 2020) | |
| Updated a broad agency announcement (BAA) to solicit proposals for advanced development and licensure of COVID-19diagnostics, vaccines, or medicines such as therapeutics or antivirals. | |
| Medical Countermeasures Task Force | Request a USG CoronaWatch Meeting |
| National Institute of Food and Agriculture | Extension of Deadlines |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA Coronavirus Response Information |
| NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) - FAQ on Grants and Research during the COVID-19 Epidemic (March 31,2020) | |
| NIAID | NIAID's Multi-Pronged Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak |
| NSF | FAQs about COVID-19 for National Science Foundation Proporsers and Awardees |
| New guidance for NSF awardees to implement flexibilities authorized by the Office of Management and Budget | |
| Dear Colleague Letter | |
| NSF Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-17 (March 23, 2020) | |
| Dear Colleague Letter on COVID-19 | |
| FAQ's for Proposers and Awardee's About the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | |
| Coronavirus Updates and Funding Guidance | |
| existing funding opportunities | |
| Guidance for Major Facilities and Contracts Regarding COVID-19 | |
| NIDCD | Eligibility Change to NOT-DC-20-004 |
| Office of Management and Budget | Memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies |
| Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) | Introducing an Engagement Awards Funding Cycle to Address COVID-19 |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | Information for SMAHSA Discretionary Grant Recipients |
| University of Utah / Office of Sponsored Projects | COVID-19 Guidance for the Research Community |
| Central Research Operations Guidance for Research Planning and Continuity | |
| Research Community Updates | |
| US Agency for International Development (USAID) | National Funding Announcement |
| U.S. Army Medical Research and Development | United States Arm Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) - COVID-19 website |
| COVID-19 FAQs for Grant Applicants and Recipients (Version 1, March 16, 2020) | |
| USAMRAA’s COVID-19 FAQs | |
| COVID-19 FAQs for Grant Applicants and Recipients (Version 2, March 25, 2020) | |
| DARPA Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) about COVID-19 (Coronavirus) for DARPA Performers | |
| White House | Office of Science and Technology Policy - COVID-19 High Performance Computing (HPC) Consortium |
| Executive Order on Prioritizing and Allocating Health and Medical Resources to Respond to the Spread of COVID-19 (as of March 18, 2020). | |
| Executive Order on Preventing Hoarding of Health and Medical Resources to Respond to the Spread of COVID-19 (as of March 23, 2020) | |
| World Health Organization | R&D Blueprint - February 2020 |
Foundation/Private
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Agency/Department |
Title |
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) | Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Coronavirus Response |
| InfoEd Global | COVID-19/Coronavirus Resources |
| READDI | Press Release |