Grant announcements targeting COVID-19 research are listed in the table below. This page is updated as new grants and data resources are announced, please check back frequently. The EPI also issues COVID-19 funding opportunities on its list-serv; if you wish to sign up visit here.
Data and science resources
- Academic Data Science Alliance: this group is working with partners to pull together data and data science resources related to the COVID-19 pandemic. UF Biodiversity Institute, and UF Research Info Ready.
- Message from Vice President Norton: Important information from UF biosafety regarding research projects involving SARS-CoV-2.
- COVID-19 Open Research Data Set: A free, open resource for the Global Research Community, supported by the Allen Institute for AI. UF Research Info Ready.
Grants and funding opportunities
| Sponsor | RFA Number | Title & Description or Links | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| UF CTSI | N/A |
INTERNAL SEED FUNDINGRapid-Response Translational Research Projects to Address COVID-19 Pandemic. Visit UF Research Info Ready. |
04/30/2020 |
| U.S. Department of Defense | BRO-20-NEWTON | Newton Award for Transformative Ideas during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Visit UF Research Info Ready and Grants.gov. | 05/15/2020 |
| U.S. National Institutes of Health | PA-20-163 | COVID-19: Competing Revisions to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Clinical Trial Optional) video help button. UF Research Info Ready, and NIH. | Varies |
| U.S. Department of Defense | MTEC-Presolicitation-COVID-19 | The Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium is posted a pre-announcement for a potential Request for Project Proposals focused on prototypes development aimed to combat COVID-19. Visit DOD. | N/A – Special Announcement |
| Amazon | AWS Diagnostic Development Initiative | The AWS Diagnostic Development Initiative provides support for innovation in rapid and accurate patient testing for COVID-19, and other diagnostic solutions to mitigate future outbreaks. Visit AWS DDI. | 06/30/2020 |
| U.S. National Institutes of Health/NIAID | NOT-AI-20-031 | Announcing an interest in research focused on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Visit UF Research Info Ready and NIH. | Varies, see NOSI. |
| Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HHS | NOT-HS-20-007 | Revision Supplements to Existing AHRQ Grants and Cooperative Agreements to Address Health System Responsiveness to COVID-19. Visit UF Research Info Ready and NIH. | N/A. Special Pre-announcement |
| Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HHS | NOT-HS-20-008 | New Funding Opportunity Announcement to Support Novel, High-Impact Studies Evaluating Health System and Healthcare Professional Responsiveness to COVID-19. Visit UF Research Info Ready and NIH. | N/A. Special Pre-announcement |
| Wellcome/Gates Foundation/Mastercard | N/A | Therapeutics Accelerator. Visit UF Research Info Ready, and Wellcome. | N/A. Special Announcement |
| U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services | BAA-18-100-SOL-00003 | Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). Visit UF Research Info Ready, or CDC. | 04/30/2020 – check with PO, deadline subject to change |
| U.S. National Institutes of Health | NOT-HL-20-757 | Availability of Administrative Supplements and Revision Supplements on Coronavirus Disease 2019. Visit UF Research Info Ready, or NIH grants. | Varies, see NOSI. |
| U.S. National Institutes of Health | NOT-DA-20-047 | Availability of Administrative Supplements and Urgent Competitive Revisions for Research on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. Visit UF Research Info Ready, or NIH grants. | 03/31/2020 |
| U.S. National Institutes of Health | NOT-GM-20-025 | Availability of Urgent Competitive Revisions for Research on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the Causative Virus SARS-CoV-2. Visit UF Research Info Ready, or NIH grants. | Rolling |
| National Science Foundation | 20-065 | Request for SBIR/STTR Phase I Proposals Addressing COVID-19. Visit UF Research Info Ready, or NSF. | N/A. Special announcement. |
| U.S. National Institutes of Health/NIAID | HHS-NIH-NIAID-BAA2020-1 | 2020 NIAID Omnibus Broad Agency Announcement. Visit UF Research Info Ready, or NIAID. | 04/09/2020 |
| Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium | 20-09-COVID-19 | Development of Treatments for COVID-19. Visit UF Research Info Ready, or MTEC. | 04/08/2020 |
| U.S. National Institutes of Health | PA-18-935 | Urgent Competitive Revision to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Urgent Supplement - Clinical Trial Optional). Visit UF Research Info Ready, or NIH grants. | Varies, see NOSI. |
| U.S. National Institutes of Health | NOT-AI-20-030 | Availability of Urgent Competitive Revisions for Research on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. Visit UF Research Info Ready, or NIH grants. | 02/06/2021 |
| U.S. National Institutes of Health | NOT-AI-20-028 | Partnerships for Countermeasures against Select Pathogens (R01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed). Visit UF Research Info Ready, or NIH Grants. | 06/29/2020 |
| U.S. National Institutes of Health | PAR-18-781 | Collaborative Cross (CC) Mouse Model Generation and Discovery of Immunoregulatory Mechanisms (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). Visit UF Research Info Ready, or NIH Grants. | 09/09/2020 |
| COVID-19 HPC consortium | N/A | Join the The COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium. Visit UF Research Info Ready, or visit the HPC Consortium. | None listed |
| COVID-19 HPC consortium | N/A | High Performance Computing Consortium. Visit UF Research Info Ready, or submit a research proposal here. | None listed |
| Massachusetts Inst. of Technology | N/A | Health security and pandemics challenge seeks "tech innovations that can slow and track the spread of an emerging outbreak." Learn more here. | 06/18/2020 |
| Pullitzer Center on Crisis Reporting | N/A | The PCCR seeks proposals that develop innovative approaches to reporting on the novel coronavirus crisis. Learn more here. | 09/30/2020 (rolling) |
| U.S. Department of Defense | Medical CBRN Defense Consortium (MCDC) Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) Request for Information (RFI) - CoV Pandemic Response. Visit UF Research Info Ready; or MCDC RFI. | 05/31/2020 | |
| U.S. Department of Defense | RPP-20-04 | Advanced treatment based on polyclonal antibodies to treat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) response. | 03/27/2020 |
| National Science Foundation | NSF-20-052 | DCL - Calling for RAPID proposals through existing funding. NSF. | Contact your PO, or email. |
| National Science Foundation | NSF 20-055 | DCL - Calling for RAPID proposals through data or software development. NSF. | Contact OAC |