COVID-19: Federal & Non-Federal Funding Opportunities
To facilitate COVID-19 research projects, the OVPR has formed a team to identify funding opportunities and other programs to support this work. These opportunities will be shared with the research community on an ongoing basis.
Last updated on June 22, 2020
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| SPONSOR | PROGRAM | FUNDING | DEADLINE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Web Services (AWS) | AWS Diagnostic Development Initiative (DDI) | Not specified | ongoing |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) Foundation | Special Initiatives COVID-19 Response Grants | Up to $25,000 | 8/21/2020 |
| Cisco Research Center (CRC) | Pandemic/COVID19 Science, Technology and Social Impact | Not specified | Proposals are reviewed and funding decisions are made on a rolling basis. |
| Commonwealth Fund | Medicaid Program Grants | Typical Medicaid program grants range from $50,000 to $120,000 | Letter of Intent due by 7/31/2020; deadline for invited applications is 9/18/2020 |
| COVID-19 Early Treatment Fund (CETF) | COVID-19 Early Treatment Fund (CETF) | Continuous submission | |
| COVID-19 HPC Consortium | The COVID-19 High Performance Computing (HPC) Consortium | Not specified | None specified |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | SARS-CoV-2 and Cystic Fibrosis Research Award | Up to $125,000 per year (plus 12% for indirect costs) for up to two years. | Letter of Intent: 7/17/2020; Full application: 10/1/2020 |
| data.org | The data.org Inclusive Growth and Recovery Challenge | Up to ten winners will receive from $10K up to $10 million USD in a mix of grant-funding, technical support & consulting, media production, marketing and promotional outreach, and software & infrastructure licenses. | Proposals accepted through 7/17/2020 |
| Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation | DRK COVID-19 Urgent Response Initiative (CURI) | The foundation anticipates funding for most projects to be in the $50k-100k range. | Continuous submission |
| Emergent Ventures | Fast Funding for COVID-19 Science | Up to $500,000 | None specified |
| Encephalitis Society | Encephalitis and Covid-19 - International Research Seed Funding | Up to £10,000 for projects of no more than 18 months duration | Proposals due by 8/31/2020 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals | Ferring COVID-19 Investigational Grants in Reproductive Medicine and Maternal Health | EUR 25,000 | 10/31/2020 |
| Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) | Strengthening Access to Care for Opioid Use Disorder Patients During the COVID-19 National Public Health Emergency: Recovery Support Services | Up to $25,000 for small grants or $75,000 for larger grants | Applications accepted on rolling basis through 7/31/2020 |
| Gilead Sciences | COVID-19 RFP Program: COMMIT™ (COvid-19 unMet MedIcal needs and associated research exTension) |
Up to $250,000 | Letters of intent accepted through to 8/3/2020 |
| COVID-19 Research Grants | Not specified | None specified | |
| Hopkins Population Center (HPC) | HPC Call for Lightning Pilot Applications to Population-Based Studies of COVID-19 | $5,000 - $10,000 | Rolling basis, reviews start 3/27/2020 |
| The Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation | COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund (CRRF) | Not specified | Continuous submission |
| Merck KGaA | 2020 Research Grants | Grants of 100,000 EUR - 500,000 EUR per year | 8/31/2020 |
| Mozilla.org | COVID-19 Solutions Fund | Up to $50,000 | Applications accepted on a rolling basis |
| Novartis US Foundation | Novartis COVID-19 Community Response Fund | $100,000 to $250,000 | None specified |
| Omidyar Network India | Rapid Response Funding for COVID-19 | Up to Rs. 2 crore (approx. $250,000) | Ongoing |
| Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) | PCORI Funding Opportunity for COVID-19-Related Enhancements to Existing PCORI-Funded Research Projects | $500,000 limit (direct and indirect costs)—higher amounts will be considered on a case-by-case basis | On a rolling basis |
| Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) | PCORI Funding Opportunity for COVID-19-Related Enhancements to Existing PCORI-Funded Engagement Awards | Up to $150,000 (direct and indirect costs) | Proposals considered on a rolling basis |
| Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) | PCORI Funding Opportunity for COVID-19-Related Enhancements to Existing PCORI-Funded Dissemination and Implementation Awards | $500,000 limit (direct and indirect costs)—higher amounts will be considered on a case-by-case basis | Proposals considered on a rolling basis |
| Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health | The average Pioneer grant in 2019 was $315,031. However, there is not an explicit range for budget requests. Grant periods are flexible, though generally range from 1 to 3 years. | Open |
| Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Supplemental Research on COVID-19 Response and Recovery | Up to $100,000 per year for either 12 or 24 month projects | One page LOI due 7/20/2020; Full proposal deadline: 8/5/2020 |
| TD Bank | 2020 TD Ready Challenge | One-time grants ranging from $350,000 CAD to $1 million CAD each (approximate equivalent of $260,000 USD to $745,000 USD) | |
| XPRIZE | XPRIZE Next-Gen Mask Challenge | Up to $500,000 | 10/22/2020 |