COVID-19: Federal & Non-Federal Funding Opportunities | Tufts Office of the Vice Provost for Research

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 March 29, 2021

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SPONSOR	PROGRAM	FUNDING	DEADLINE
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Center for Global Health	Capacity Building for Global, Regional, and National Immunization Programs	Average One Year Award Amount: $22,500,000	Application date: 4/20/2021
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Center for Global Health	Capacity Building for National Immunization Programs in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	Total Period of Performance Funding: $75,000,000	Application date: 4/20/2021
Department of Defense (DoD) DARPA	DARPA Broad Agency Announcements	Not Limited	Varies; 4/23/2020 for BTO
Department of Energy (DoE) Argonne National Laboratory	Expedited, Rapid Access Call for COVID-19 Research	N/A	Ongoing
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ACL	Innovations in Nutrition Programs and Services - Community Research	$300,000 per 12-month Budget Period	5/24/2021
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ACL	Innovations in Nutrition Programs and Services - Statewide Research	Up to $600,000 per 12-month Budget Period	5/24/2021
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ACL	Innovations in Nutrition Programs and Services - Community Research - Forecasted	Up to $300,000	ACL expects to post the opportunity around March 29, 2021
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) AHRQ	Special Emphasis Notice (SEN): AHRQ Announces Interest in Health Services Research to Address Substance Use Disorder Epidemic	Vary with mechanism	Application date: standard dates for relevant Activity Codes
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) CDC	Annual Estimates of Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness for Preventing Medically Attended Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza in the United States	Vary with mechanism	7/16/2023
Department of State (DoS)	COVID-19 Small Grants Program	Maximum award amount: $100,000	9/30/2020
Department of State (DoS) E/GP	Office of Global Partnerships: COVID-19 Private Sector Engagement & Partnership Fund	Anticipated awards of $50,000 to $1,000,000	5/30/2021
Department of State (DoS) TIP	2020 TIP Office Annual Program Statement to Address the Impacts of COVID-19	The TIP Office will allocate up to $3.5 million for this initiative and plans to issue awards on a regular basis to address the rapidly changing needs and opportunities. Applicants may submit applications for no less than $100,000 to work in one or more countries	Vary
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) OEJ	Environmental Justice Small Grants Program	Up to $50,000	5/7/2021
National Institutes of Health (NIH)	Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	Budgets not limited	Application dates: 5/17/2021, 5/17/2022, 5/17/2023
National Institutes of Health (NIH) AHRQ	Notice of Intent: New Funding Opportunity Announcement to Support Novel, High-Impact Studies Evaluating Health System and Healthcare Professional Responsiveness to COVID-19	Not specified	None specified
National Institutes of Health (NIH) FIC	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplements for COVID-19-Impacted FIC Research Training and Education Awards	Maximum $50,000 (direct costs)	5/14/2021
National Institutes of Health (NIH) FIC	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplements to FIC Awards for COVID-19-related Research in Low- or Middle-Income Countries	Requests must not exceed $75,000 direct costs	5/14/2021
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NCATS	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program Applications to Address 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Public Health Need	Vary with mechanism	7/10/2021
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NCATS	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Availability of Emergency Competitive Revisions for the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program to Address COVID-19 Public Health Needs	No set limit on budgets	Applications accepted on a rolling basis through 8/16/2024
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NCI	Notice of Information: Contributing to the Global COVID-19 Crisis Response by Allowing Some NCI-supported Projects to be Redirected to COVID-19-related Research During the Crisis	N/A -- allows existing resources to be redirected	For the duration of the present crisis
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NCI	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplement Opportunity to Study the Impact of COVID-19 on Global Cancer Prevention and Control	Funding up to $125,000 in direct costs for maximum of one year.	3/31/2021
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NCI, NHGRI, NCCIH, NINDS, ORIP, NIMHD, NIDCR, NIAID, NIAMS, NIEHS, NCATS, NIDCD, NICHD, NIDDK, NHLBI	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) regarding the 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	Up to $1,000,000 in direct costs for one year projects.	7/13/2020, 11/12/2020, 3/12/2021, and 7/12/2021
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NHLBI	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Availability of Administrative Supplements and Revision Supplements on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)	Up to level of parent award	Applications accepted on a rolling basis through 5/15/2020
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NHLBI	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): The Influence of Host Resilience on Heterogeneity of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome/Acute Lung Injury (ARDS/ALI)		7/6/2024
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIA	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Aging-Relevant Behavioral and Social Research on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)	Vary with mechanism	5/8/2023
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIA	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Neurological and Neurocognitive Sequelae from SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 in Aging and Age-Related Neurodegeneration	Vary with mechanism	This notice applies to due dates on or after 6/5/2021 and subsequent receipt dates through 5/7/2023
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIAAA	SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 and Consequences of Alcohol Use (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) also R21 and R03 companion FOAs	Vary with mechanism	4/14/2021
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIAID	Development of Medical Countermeasures for Biothreat Agents, Antimicrobial-Resistant Infections, and Emerging Infectious Diseases		5/24/2021
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIAID	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) regarding the Availability of Emergency Competitive Revisions for Select Research Activities related to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)	Application budgets should not exceed the annual amount of the current parent award; projects should not exceed two years.	Applications accepted on a rolling basis to 7/2/2021
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIAID	Administrative Supplement	Not Limited	2/6/2020 (applications accepted through 2/6/2021)
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIAID	Emergency Awards: Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) on Pan-Coronavirus Vaccine Development Program Projects	No set limit on budgets	6/11/2021
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIAID, NIEHS	Immune Development in Early Life (IDEaL) (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) also Immune Development in Early Life (IDEaL) (U19 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	For the U01: Up to $500,000 in direct costs per year, for a maximum of 5 years; U19 budgets are limited to $1 million per year.	6/4/2021
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIAID, NIGMS	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) regarding the Availability of Urgent Competitive Revisions for Research on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)	Not limited	2/6/2020 (applications accepted through 4/8/2020)
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIMH, NIAA	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): NIA Availability of Administrative Supplements and Revision Supplements on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)	Not limited	5/1/2021
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIAAA	Notice of Special Interest: Availability of Administrative Supplements and Competitive Revision Supplements on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) within the Mission of NIAAA	Limited to no more than $100,000 direct costs per year for two, unless special permission is granted	4/15/2021
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIAID, NIA	Investigator Initiated Extended Clinical Trial (R01 Clinical Trial Required)	Not limited	5/13/2020; 9/13/2020; and others
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIAID	Limited Competition Emergency Awards: Shared Personal Protective Equipment Resources for COVID-19 Related Vaccine and Treatment Clinical Trials and Clinical Studies (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.	Applications accepted on a rolling basis through 7/8/2021
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIAID	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) regarding the Availability of Emergency Competitive Revisions for Research on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)	Up to level of parent award	3/25/2021
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIAID	Partnerships for Countermeasures against Select Pathogens (R01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)	$4,050,000	6/29/2020
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIAID	Collaborative Cross (CC) Mouse Model Generation and Discovery of Immunoregulatory Mechanisms (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	$275,000 (direct costs)	9/9/2020
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIAID	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Availability of Emergency Awards for Limited Clinical Trials to Evaluate Therapeutic and Vaccine Candidates Against SARS-CoV-2	Not limited but prior approval required for applicants requesting $500,000 or more in direct costs in any year	9/1/2021
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIAID	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Complement in Basic Immunology (CIBI)	Standard R01 and R21 terms	1/7/2023
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIAMS	Notice of Special Interest: Promoting Research on COVID-19 and Rheumatic, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases	Vary with mechanism	11/18/2021
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NICHD	Notice of Special Interest: Emerging Viral Infections and their Impact on the Male and Female Reproductive Tract	Vary with mechanism	7/16/2023
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NICHD	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) – Research on Rehabilitation Needs Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic	Vary with mechanism	5/8/2023
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIDA	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) regarding the Availability of Administrative Supplements and Urgent Competitive Revisions for Research on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus	$100K direct costs/yr	3/19/2020 (applications accepted through 3/31/2021)
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIDA	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) regarding the Availability of Administrative Supplements and Urgent Competitive Revisions for Research on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus	No more than $100,000 unless strongly justified	3/31/2021
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIDA	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Effects of smoking and vaping on the risk and outcome of COVID-19 infection	Vary with mechanism	9/7/2024
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIDA	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Long-Term Neurocognitive Consequences of COVID-19 in Individuals Living with HIV and Substance Use Disorders	Vary with mechanism	9/7/2024
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIDA	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Medical Consequences of Smoking and Vaping Drugs of Abuse in Individuals with HIV and COVID-19	Vary with mechanism	9/7/2024
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIDA	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Telehealth Strategies for Individuals with HIV and Substance Use Disorders	Vary with mechanism	9/7/2024
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIDCD	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): NIDCD is Interested in Supporting Research on the Impact of COVID-19 on Mission Specific Sensory and Communication Disorders	Vary with mechanism	9/8/2022
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIDCR	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): NIDCR Support for Research on the Physiological Involvement of Oral Cavity in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)	Standard R01 and R21 terms	5/8/2023
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIEHS	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): NIEHS Support for Understanding the Impact of Environmental Exposures on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)	Not specified	5/4/2021
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIGMS	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplements to SEPA Awards to Develop Innovative Educational Resources to Address SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Hesitancy	Budgets are limited to no more than $50,000 in direct costs	4/30/2021
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIGMS	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) regarding the Availability of Urgent Competitive Revisions for Research on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the Causative Virus SARS-CoV-2	Must reflect your needs	3/5/2020 (applications accepted through 2/5/2021)
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIGMS	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Availability of Urgent Competitive Revisions for Modeling Research on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the Causative Virus SARS-CoV-2	Competitive revision budget is limited to no more than the amount of the current parent award	Applications accepted on a rolling basis from 3/15/2021 to 12/152021
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIGMS, SGMRO	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Urgent Competitive Revisions to IDeA and NARCH Programs to Address SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Hesitancy	No more than $200,000 in direct costs	4/30/2021
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIMHD, NIA, NIMH	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Competitive and Administrative Supplements for the Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on Minority Health and Health Disparities	No more than $125,000 in direct costs	5/1/2021
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)	Budget not limited; projects up to 5 years	Standard NIH application dates, first date is 10/5/2020
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIMH, NIAAA	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) regarding the Availability of Administrative Supplements and Urgent Competitive Revisions for Mental Health Research on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus	Not specified	4/15/2021
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIMHD, NIAMS, NIDA, NIMH, NLM, NCI	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Simulation Modeling and Systems Science to Address Health Disparities	Standard R01 budget	5/8/2023
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NINDS	Notice of Special Interest: Impact of COVID-19 on Dementia Risk, Progression and Outcomes in ADRD Populations	Supplement budget requests may not exceed $666,000 per year in direct costs or 100% of the direct costs of the current year of the parent award	5/5/2021
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NINDS	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Availability of Urgent Competitive Revisions and Administrative Supplements For Research on Biological Effects of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus on the Nervous System	Budgets limited to $200,000 direct costs except in rare circumstances	Applications accepted on a rolling basis through 4/14/2021
National Institutes of Health (NIH) OBSSR, NIA, NIAAA, NIDDK, NIEHS, NCCIH, NCI, NICHD	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) regarding the Availability of Administrative Supplements and Urgent Competitive Revisions for Research on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus and the Behavioral and Social Sciences	Limited to no more than $100,000 direct costs per year unless strongly justified	Applications accepted on a rolling basis through 3/31/2021
National Institutes of Health (NIH) OD	Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplements and Urgent Competitive Revisions for NIH Grants to Add or Expand Research Focused on Maternal Health, Structural Racism and Discrimination, and COVID-19	Project budgets up to $2,000,000 (Total Costs)	4/14/2021
National Institutes of Health (NIH) OD	Notice of Intent to Publish Funding Opportunity Announcements for the RADx-UP Initiatives		First due dates expected to be in July
National Institutes of Health (NIH) OD	Notice of Intent to Publish a Research Opportunity Announcement for RADx-UP Return to School Diagnostic Testing Approaches (OT2 Clinical Trial Required)
National Institutes of Health (NIH) OD, ORWH	Notice of Intent to Publish Funding Opportunity Announcements for the RADx-UP Initiative (Phase II)		4/30/2021
National Institutes of Health (NIH) OISE	Dear Colleague Letter: Future of International Research Collaboration Post COVID-19		3/31/2021
National Science Foundation (NSF) BIO, ENG	Dear Colleague Letter: Sentinel Cells for Surveillance and Response to Emergent Infectious Diseases (Sentinels)	Budgets not limited	The relevant programs in BIO/MCB and ENG/CBET all accept proposals without deadline. Proposals are reviewed as they are received.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) NIFA	Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Foundational and Applied Science Program	Vary with grant type	7/29/2021
USG PHEMCE	CoronaWatch: COVID-19 MEETING REQUEST FOCUS	N/A

Non-Federal

SPONSOR	PROGRAM	FUNDING	DEADLINE
CHEST Foundation	CHEST Foundation Research Grant in COVID-19	$25,000 for 1 year	Application date: 3/31/2021
CHEST Foundation and the American Thoracic Society	CHEST Foundation and American Thoracic Society Research Grant in COVID-19 and Diversity	$25,000 1-year grant	Application date: 3/31/2021
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
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)	Engagement Award Special Cycle: Building Capacity for PCOR/CER for Topics Related to COVID-19	Projects up to 18 months in duration and up to $200,000 in total costs.	Application date: 5/24/2021
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
Russell Sage Foundation	Social, Political, Economic, and Psychological Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic		LOIs for grants in the current funding cycle are due by May 4, 2021

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