March 20, 2020

The Office of Research & Innovation has compiled a list of COVID-19 research funding opportunities, guidance and funding-related information. We encourage you to review and stay abreast of federal funding updates and funding opportunities through sponsor websites and listservs.

• Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
  • Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) due to Loss of Operations 

• Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
  • Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
    • Centers for Disease Control COVID-19 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) 
    • Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nations Health (forecasted)
  • Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
    • Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) 
    • BARDA's Division of Research, Innovation & Ventures (DRIVe) Easy Broad Agency Announcement 
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    • Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) regarding the Availability of Urgent Competitive Revisions for Research on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
    • Partnerships for Countermeasures against Select Pathogens
    • Emergency Competitive Revision to Existing NIH Awards 
    • Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Differs per Institute/Center) 
      • Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Availability of Administrative Supplements on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) 
      • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Multi-Pronged Response to the COVID Outbreak 
    • Investigator Initiated Extended Clinical Trial 
    • COVID-19 Information for Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funding
    • Flexibilities Available to Applicants and Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance Affected by COVID-19
    • Guidance for NIH-funded Clinical Trials and Human Subjects Studies Affected by COVID-19
    • General Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Proposal Submission and Award Management Related to COVID-19
    • NIH LATE APPLICATION POLICY Due to Public Health Emergency for United States for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
    • YouTube message to applicants and recipients of NIH funds on flexibilities needed for COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

• National Science Foundation (NSF)
  • Dear Colleague Letter on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
    • Existing funding opportunities 
    • Rapid Response Research (RAPID)
  • Dear Colleague Letter: Provisioning Advanced Cyberinfrastructure to Further Research on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
  • FAQs regarding the NSF Dear Colleague Letter on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
  • Impact on Existing Deadlines 
  • Frequently Asked Questions for NSF Proposers and Awardees
  • Frequently Asked Questions for NSF Panelists
  • NSF Guidance for Major Facilities and Contracts Regarding COVID-19
  • NSF Supporting Research to Address Coronavirus Disease

• Department of Defense (DOD)
  • Prototype Development to Combat Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 
  • DOD Coronavirus Information
  • CDMRP COVID-19 FAQs for Grant Applicants and Recipients (Version 1, March 16, 2020)

• Department of Energy (DOE)
  • Invitation to COVID-19 Scientific Questions 
  • Accommodating interruptions to applicants and awardees due to COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Hub

• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) NIFA
  • Guidance for award recipients
  • Deadline Extensions due to COVID-19

• National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
  • NEH COVID-19 Information

• National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
  • NEA COVID-19 Information

• Department of State (DOS)
  • All ECA-funded programs are temporarily paused

*Please note: this list may not be inclusive of all information and opportunities available.

Below are Drexel resources to assist in your search for funding opportunities and funding-related information

Funding Institutional (FI), a global funding opportunities database, is available to faculty, students and staff. You must be within Drexel's IP range or VPN to access FI.

Register to set-up your Funding Institutional (FI) account: 

• Create an account using your Drexel abc123 email account from the FI homepage 
• Click Register or Register now on the top right side of the page
• Fill in all required fields, then click Create Account button
• After being returned to the homepage, log in with new account credentials (user name is your Drexel abc123 email address)

Pivot is a global funding opportunities database that is accessible through Drexel Connect. Explore funding matches on your faculty research profile.

Drexel Libraries offers research support through a variety of tools and resources, and through Library Liaisons with expertise in disciplines.

The Office of Research & Innovation website is a source for information related to funding.

Should you have questions or need assistance, please feel free to email researchdevelopment@drexel.edu.