Lurie Children's Hospital

NU Feinberg School of Medicine

NU Office for Research

Illinois Department of Public Health

Chicago Department of Public Health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

World Health Organization

Johns Hopkins University & Medicine

Infectious Diseases Society of America

COVID-19 Research Catalyzer Funding

Description

COVID-19 is a growing pandemic that affects every country. The global impact has been profound making COVID-19 a major global health threat not seen since the H1N1 influenza pandemic of 1918. Award topics must be directly related to the treatment, diagnosis, monitoring, prevention or modelling of COVID-19 disease. While the typical Catalyzer Award has been in the range of $25,000 for a one year project, based on the significance of the project and its innovative attributes, larger amounts may be considered. International collaborations are strongly encouraged and will be prioritized.

Eligibility

The Global Health Research Catalyzer Award supports affiliated faculty who are collecting preliminary data for a future grant submission and/or activities that fall outside the aims or scope of work of an existing funded project. Basic scientists, biomedical engineers, infectious diseases specialists, virologists, pharmacologists and public health faculty may apply.

Application Deadline

Applications will be accepted immediately and up to June 1, 2020. Funding decisions will be swift.

Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx)

Organization
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)

Description
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) is urgently soliciting proposals and can provide up to $500M across multiple projects to rapidly produce innovative SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic tests that will assist the public’s safe return to normal activities. Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx), is a fast-track technology development program that leverages the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Point-of-Care Technology Research Network (POCTRN). RADx will support novel solutions that build the U.S. capacity for SARS-CoV-2 testing up to 100-fold above what is achievable with standard approaches. RADx is structured to deliver innovative testing strategies to the public as soon as late summer 2020 and is an accelerated and comprehensive multi-pronged effort by NIH to make SARS-CoV-2 testing readily available to every American.

Eligibility
Proposals will be reviewed by an external panel of experts for technical, clinical, regulatory, and commercialization feasibility based on the Project Review Criteria stated below. Feedback will be provided to the applicant. NIH will make the final determination about which  proposals will advance to the “deep dive” stage for work package development based on potential for rapid development and commercialization. Awards are milestone-based and selected teams must work collaboratively with assigned RADx experts and associated web-based tools, including the POCTRN Coordinating Center’s GAITS platform to continue. Full Federal overhead rates apply.

Application Deadline
Rolling submission and selection process that will continue until further notice.

COVID-19 Global Health Project Awards

Description

COVID-19 is a growing pandemic that affects every country. The global impact has been profound making COVID-19 a major global health threat not seen since the H1N1 influenza pandemic of 1918. Award topics must be directly related to the treatment, diagnosis, monitoring, prevention or modelling of COVID-19 disease. While the typical Catalyzer Award has been in the range of $25,000 for a one year project, based on the significance of the project and its innovative attributes, larger amounts may be considered. International collaborations are strongly encouraged and will be prioritized.

Eligibility

Priority will be given to supporting long-term partnerships for projects that will have long-term outcomes and impact. Faculty must have a full-time appointment at Northwestern University and be a member of the Institute for Global Health for at least the past six months.

Application Deadline

Applications will be accepted immediately and up to June 1, 2020. Funding decisions will be swift.

Salus Vitae Group

National Institutes of Health

Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Institute for Disease Modeling

NU Office for Research

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