NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for COVID-19 Research Now Available
The NIH-Wide COVID-19 Strategic Plan, released on July 13, 2020, provides a framework describing how NIH is accelerating the development of therapeutic interventions, vaccines, and diagnostics in response to the SARS-CoV-2 global pandemic. It describes how NIH is rapidly mobilizing the biomedical research community, such as through establishing new programs that leverage existing resources, to lead a swift, coordinated research response.
The plan outlines five
cross-cutting strategies:
Invest in NIH and NIH-funded researchers to increase fundamental and foundational knowledge of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19.Speed innovati...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - July 13, 2020 Category: Research Authors: NIH Staff Tags: Top Stories Source Type: funding
Emergency Funding to Support Meal Programs
Grants to local park and recreation agencies to sustain summer meal programs whose operations have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- National Recreation and Park Association (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - July 13, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: funding
Guidance for Applicants Preparing Applications for the Fall 2020 Due Dates During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Notice NOT-OD-20-122 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - July 8, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: funding
Maine Charity Foundation Fund
Grants for community-based transportation programs, including changes in response to the pandemic, and efforts to keep older community members socially connected during a time of physical distancing. Projects in rural areas are a priority. Geographic coverage: Maine -- Maine Community Foundation (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - July 7, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: funding
Digital Healthcare Interventions to Address the Secondary Health Effects Related to Social, Behavioral, and Economic Impact of COVID-19 (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Supports research to strengthen the healthcare response to COVID-19 and future public health emergencies. The main focus is the role and impact of digital health interventions to address access, delivery, and effectiveness of health assessments and interventions for secondary effects during and following the pandemic, particularly in populations who experience health disparities and vulnerable populations. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Aging, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Minority He...
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - July 1, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: funding
Digital Healthcare Interventions to Address the Secondary Health Effects Related to Social, Behavioral, and Economic Impact of COVID-19 (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity PAR-20-243 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This funding opportunity announcement aims to support research to strengthen the healthcare response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and future public health emergencies, including pandemics. While research related to the direct clinical effects of COVID-19 are supported by other funding opportunities, the purpose of this funding opportunity is to focus on the role and impact of digital health interventions [e.g., mobile health (mhealth), telemedicine and telehealt...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - June 25, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: funding
Dear Colleague Letter: Supporting Research on Pandemics within the Civic Innovation Challenge and Broadened NSF Support for the Challenge
Available Formats: HTML: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20100/nsf20100.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=clickPDF: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20100/nsf20100.pdf?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=clickDocument Number: nsf20100This is an NSF Program Announcements and Information item. (Source: NSF Program Announcements and Information)
Source: NSF Program Announcements and Information - June 23, 2020 Category: Science Source Type: funding
Community Interventions to Address the Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic among Health Disparity and Vulnerable Populations (R01- Clinical Trial Optional)
Grants to implement and evaluate community interventions testing the impacts of (1) strategies to prevent COVID-19 transmission in health disparity populations and other vulnerable groups; and (2) interventions to address the adverse psychosocial, behavioral, and socioeconomic consequences of the pandemic on the health of these groups. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Aging, National Institute...
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - June 18, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: funding
Economic Development Assistance Programs including CARES Act Funding
Grants support the implementation of regional economic development, including public works projects and job creation projects. CARES Act funding will provide a
wide-range of financial assistance as communities respond to, and recover from, the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. Past projects have included funding for water and wastewater projects in hospitals and healthcare facilities and road infrastructure projects that would support the expansion of healthcare facilities. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Economic Development Administration (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - June 18, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: funding
Community Interventions to Address the Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic among Health Disparity and Vulnerable Populations (R01- Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity PAR-20-237 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages applications to implement and evaluate community interventions testing 1) the impacts of mitigation strategies to prevent COVID-19 transmission in NIH-designated health disparity populations and other vulnerable groups; and 2) already implemented, new, or adapted interventions to address the adverse psychosocial, behavioral, and socioeconomic consequences of the pandemic on the health of these groups. (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - June 17, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: funding
Emergency Awards: RADx-UP Coordination and Data Collection Center (CDCC) (U24 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity RFA-OD-20-013 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. NIH is issuing this FOA in response to the declared public health emergency issued by the Secretary, HHS, for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). This emergency cooperative agreement funding opportunity announcement (FOA) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) provides an expedited funding mechanism as part of the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics-Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) initiative, a consortium of community-engaged research projects to understand factors that have led to disproportionate burden of the pandemic on the underserv...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - June 12, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: funding
Dear Colleague Letter: IUCRC Program Policy Flexibility in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Situation
Available Formats: HTML: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20095/nsf20095.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=clickPDF: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20095/nsf20095.pdf?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=clickDocument Number: nsf20095This is an NSF Program Announcements and Information item. (Source: NSF Program Announcements and Information)
Source: NSF Program Announcements and Information - June 10, 2020 Category: Science Source Type: funding
Special Exception to the NIH/AHRQ/NIOSH Post-Submission Material Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Notice NOT-OD-20-123 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - June 9, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: funding
Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Community Interventions to Address the Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Health Disparity and Vulnerable Populations (R01- Clinical Trial Optional)
Notice NOT-MD-20-023 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - June 3, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: funding
California Connected Care Accelerator Initiative
Grants to support California organizations in expanding and improving telehealth in safety net organizations as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Geographic coverage: California -- California Health Care Foundation, Center for Care Innovations (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - June 2, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: funding
