Last updated: May 4, 2021. While we are no longer actively updating this page, we will keep it available as a resource to the BU community.
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| SPONSOR | PROGRAM | FUNDING | DEADLINE |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Massachusetts | Catalyst Fund | One time non-renewable $5,000 | Applications must be completed by the 5th of each month |
| Boston Foundation | COVID-19 Response Fund | Varied (One-time Operating Grant) | Rolling basis |
| Charles Koch Foundation | Postsecondary Education | No set amount. Funding levels are commensurate with the requirements and potential impact of the project. | Rolling |
| Department of Defense (DoD) | National Emergency Telecritical Care Network (NETCCN) Project for Coronavirus | Up to 6 initial awards | Pre-announcement |
| Department of Energy (DOE) | COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium | TBD | Rolling |
| Department of Energy (DOE) | Invitation for COVID-19 scientific questions
| DOE Resources | Rolling |
| Department of Health & Human Services | Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) TechWatch program | TBD | Rolling |
| Google Cloud research credits | In kind (computing capabilities and infrastructure) | Unknown | |
| InnoCentive | Challenges (Added often) | Varies | Varies |
| Institute of Museum and Library Services | Stimulus funding for every state | Varies on state | See listing |
| Merck KGaA | Research Grant for Pandemic Preparedness | 250,000 Euro | Rolling |
| Mozilla | $5,000-$150,000 | Rolling | |
| Mozilla | COVID-19 Solutions Fund | $50,000 | Rolling |
| National Institutes of Health (NIHNational Institutes of Health) NIEHS | Mechanism for Time-Sensitive Research Opportunities in Environmental Health Sciences (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | $275,000 over two years | Rolling |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIA, NIAID, NIDDK, NIDA, NIMH, NIEHS, NICHD, NIAAA, NIBIB, NHGRI, NIMHD, NCATS, NIDCH, NCI | Urgent Competitive Revision to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Urgent Supplement – Clinical Trial Optional) | Must reflect your needs | Varies by awarding IC |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) NCI, NCCIH, NHGRI, NIAID, NICHD, NIDDK, NIEHS, NIGMS, NIMHD, NIBIB | Emergency Competitive Revision to Existing NIH Awards (Emergency Supplement – Clinical Trial Optional)
| Not limited | Varies – see notice |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) NCATS |
| Must reflect your needs | 7/9/2021 |
| National Institute of Standards & Technology | NIST Manufacturing USA National Emergency Assistance Program | $250,000 to $10 million | Rolling |
| National Science Foundation (NSFNational Science Foundation) | RAPID: Dear Colleague Letter on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | $200,000 | Check with program officers |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Dear Colleague Letter: Provisioning Advanced Cyberinfrastructure to Further Research on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | $200,000 (RAPID) & supplemental funding requests | Check with program officers |
| National Science Foundation | The DCL welcomes proposals through existing programs in the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) and the Directorate for Engineering (ENG) “on interdisciplinary research for the development of novel biological platforms that are capable of sensing and responding to emerging infectious agents.” | See listing | Rolling |
| Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) | PCORI Funding Opportunity for COVID-19-Related Enhancements to Existing PCORI-Funded Dissemination and Implementation Awards | $500,000 | Rolling |
| Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) | PCORI Funding Opportunity for COVID-19-Related Enhancements to Existing PCORI-Funded Research Projects | $500,000 | Rolling |
| Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) | PCORI Funding Opportunity for COVID-19-Related Enhancements to Existing PCORI-Funded Engagement Awards | $150,000 | Rolling |
| Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries | $49,600 | Continuous Submission | |
| Robert Wood Johnson | Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health | No explicit range. Grant periods are flexible, generally range from 1 to 3 years (avg grant in 2019: $315,031) | Rolling deadline |
| Wellcome, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Mastercard | COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator | Up to $125M in seed funding | The Accelerator will not be conducting a traditional funding call. To learn more, contact epidemics@wellcome.ac.uk |