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NIH Funding Opportunities Specific to COVID-19

This page contains a listing of active and expired funding opportunities specific to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

* Corporate Opportunities – Due Dates Vary

Eight new corporate funding opportunities are available: Cisco Research - Augmented & Virtual Reality, Cisco Research - Natural Language Processing (NLP), Cisco Research - Low Orbit Satellite Networking and Infrastructure, Cisco Research - Cybersecurity in Emerging Tech Areas, Facebook Research - Mathematical Modeling, Johnson & Johnson Innovation with Janssen Research & Development - Immunology Innovations QuickFire Challenge, Pfizer Global Medical Grants - Geriatric Anorexia, and Pfizer Global Medical Grants - Atopic Dermatitis. Should you identify an opportunity of interest, please submit the Funding Opportunity Interest form.

* 2022 Moore Inventor Fellows Program – Internal Submission Due October 21

The Moore Inventor Fellows program is designed to identify outstanding early-stage inventors who harness science and technology solutions to enhance scientific research, strengthen environmental conservation, or improve the experience and outcomes of patient care. Candidates must be faculty, research scientists, postdocs or other full-time staff at eligible institutions.

SUNBEAM Analysis and Bioinformatics Center (ABC) (UM1 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) – Internal Due October 25

The purpose of this funding opportunity is to establish a mechanistic omics center to support the birth cohort study Systems Biology of Early Atopy (SUNBEAM). The center will assay biologic samples collected within the SUNBEAM cohort using omics and systems biology approaches to identify determinants of atopic disease, focusing on food allergy and atopic dermatitis (AD) in newborns, infants, and very young children.

BDCI Accelerator Grants – LOI Due October 29

The Biological Discovery through Chemical Innovation (BDCI) Accelerator Grants are aimed at providing seed funding for new projects and recent collaborations that both enhance interdisciplinary research and drive innovation throughout the Emory scientific community. We will fund up to five Accelerator Grants at $40,000 each to interdisciplinary teams of Emory researchers.

Investigator-Initiated Seed Grants in Healthcare Innovation – LOI Due November 1

The Emory-Georgia Tech Healthcare Innovation Program, with partners including Georgia CTSA, announces seed grants to fund multi-investigator & multi-disciplinary teams examining healthcare services and clinical effectiveness. The funding priority for this round will be for proposals that address issues in dealing with pandemics. Two types of grants will be offered: Preliminary Study Grants or Complete Project Grants.

Superfund Hazardous Substance Research and Training Program (P42 Clinical Trial Optional) – Internal Due November 2

SRP Center grants will support problem-based, solution-oriented research Centers that consist of multiple, integrated projects representing both the biomedical and environmental science and engineering disciplines; as well as cores tasked with administrative (which includes research translation), data management and analysis, community engagement, research experience and training coordination, and research support functions.

* Templeton World Charity Foundation – LOI Due November 5

The Templeton World Charity Foundation launched a new five-year strategic framework that emphasizes both interdisciplinary scientific research on fundamental aspects of human nature, and the development of practical tools and innovations for human flourishing. The Foundation is eager to expand their scientific understanding of how the practice of religious and spiritual exercises are linked to outcomes that are associated with human flourishing and to develop science-informed innovations in the practice of religious and spiritual exercises that impact on our capacity to live well.

* Doris Duke Charitable Foundation 2022 Clinical Scientist Development Award – Due November 12

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation aims to provide support to physician-scientists at the Assistant Professor rank to conduct an outstanding clinical research project with high significance and potential to improve human health; enable research time protection to ease the tension between research and clinical responsibilities; and facilitate development of strong mentorship relations in a supportive institutional environment.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows – Prelim Due November 12

This program provides the nation’s most comprehensive learning experience at the nexus of health, science, and policy in Washington, D.C. It is an outstanding opportunity for exceptional midcareer health professionals and behavioral/social scientists with an interest in health and health care policy.

Burroughs Wellcome Fund: Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative – Due December 1

BWF’s Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative is designed to stimulate both creative individual scientists and multi-investigator teams to approach healthy and adverse pregnancy outcomes using creative basic and translation science methods. The formation of new connections between reproductive scientists and investigators who are involved in other areas is particularly encouraged.

* Emory Roybal Center for Dementia Caregiving Mastery Pilot Project – LOI Due December 3

The Emory Roybal Center for Dementia Caregiving Mastery plans to support two or more Pilot Projects in the amount of $75,000-115,000 for 12-months (total direct and indirect). Our pilot project award program will support both junior and senior investigators across the U.S. to conduct NIH Stage I-III intervention research that will strengthen the context-specific role mastery of informal caregivers of persons living with a dementing illness.

* McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience Technological Innovations in Neuroscience – Due December 6

Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Awards support scientists who work on novel and creative approaches to understanding brain function. The program seeks to advance and enlarge the range of technologies available to the neurosciences. The program is especially interested in how technology may be used or adapted to monitor, manipulate, analyze, or model brain function at any level, from the molecular to the entire organism.

* McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience McKnight Scholar – Due January 10

The McKnight Scholar Award program gives promising young investigators in the early stages of an independent research career the opportunity to develop their work on critical problems in brain science. Applicants for the McKnight Scholar Awards must demonstrate their ability to solve significant problems in neuroscience, which may include the translation of basic research to clinical practice.

Emory URC Proposals – Due January 14

The University Research Committee (URC) announces the annual Call for Proposals for funding to be used during 2022-2023 in the following categories: URC Regular Award, URC Interdisciplinary Award and URC-Halle Institute Global Research Award. All regular, full-time Emory faculty, of all ranks, are welcome to apply. Postdocs, Fellows, Adjuncts, Research Track lines in some schools, and part-time faculty are not eligible.

Education

Winship Clinical Oncology Career Development K12 Program – LOI Due November 1

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University is pleased to announce a call for applications to the Winship K12 Clinical Oncology Career Development Program. The goal of Winship’s K12 is to establish an exceptional training program for clinician-investigators in the conduct of therapeutic cancer clinical research studies with a focus on phase 1 and phase 2 clinical trials; and to develop the next generation of researchers and leaders in clinical oncology.

VECD Fogarty Global Health Research Fellowship – Apply by November 1

The application portal is now open for the Vanderbilt-Emory-Cornell-Duke (VECD) Fogarty Global Health Fellowship 2022-2023 cohort. This outstanding program offers a year-abroad opportunity for US and LMIC postdocs and US doctoral students to develop research skills in a global health setting. The entire spectrum of science is possible and relevant in LMIC settings, including basic, clinical, translational, population, and implementation science.

Minority Health Policy Fellowship Due – December 1

The Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy at Harvard University is designed to prepare physicians, particularly those from groups underrepresented in medicine, to become leaders in transforming health care delivery systems and promoting innovation in policies, practices, and programs that address health equity and social determinants of health for disadvantaged and vulnerable populations.

Georgia CTSA KL2-Mentored Clinical and Translational Research Scholars Program – Due February 1

The goal of the KL2 Scholars program is to support and enhance career development for junior faculty (MD, PhD, MD/PhD, PharmD) committed to a career in clinical and/or translational research. Georgia CTSA is committed to assisting junior faculty at partner institutions to become independent, established, and ethical clinical and/or translational research investigators. Register for free two-session KL2 Application Workshop on November 4 AND 11.

Emory BIRCWH RFA – Due February 1

The ultimate goal of the BIRCWH program is to train junior faculty, through a mentored research and career development experience, to become independent investigators who use novel, interdisciplinary approaches to advance the science of women’s health and sex/gender research. Communicable disease research (HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, influenza, HCV/HBV, bacterial and fungal diseases, antimicrobial resistance, etc.) is an area of focus for the Emory BIRCWH program. However, compelling applications outside these areas, but aligned with the BIRCWH research objectives, will also be considered. A free two-session BIRCWH application workshop will be held on November 4 AND 11.

Georgia CTSA TL1 (T32-like) Training Grant Clinical and Translational Research Training – Predoc Due February 15, Postdoc Due March 15

The Georgia CTSA, the NIH-supported Clinical and Translational Science Award TL1 program)6 is focused on providing innovative didactic and mentored research training to individuals interested in careers that encompass clinical and/or translational research. The TL1 program provides an opportunity to complete the Master of Science in Clinical Research or the Certificate Program in Translational Research. The TL1 program supports predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees (medical and PhD students, resident and fellow physicians, PhD postdocs, and residents). Register for free TL1 Application Workshop December 3.

Research Resources

N3C - COVID-19 Analytics Platform

Researchers studying COVID-19 are able to access an innovative analytics platform that contains clinical data from the electronic health records of people who were tested for the novel coronavirus or who have had related symptoms. Part of the NCATS National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) Data Enclave, the centralized and secure data platform features powerful analytics capabilities for online discovery, visualization and collaboration.

Presidents’ Award of Distinction for Team Science – Due October 25

The Presidents’ Award of Distinction for Team Science, conferred by the Presidents of the academic institutions of the Georgia CTSA, recognizes and promotes excellence in multi-disciplinary research teams within the Georgia CTSA. This award will be presented to an outstanding multi-disciplinary research team in recognition of its innovative and impactful research that has, or will likely, advance clinical and translational science and positively impact human health. The recipient of the Presidents' Award of Distinction for Team Science will receive $5,000 towards their team science research program. Teams will be recognized at the Southeast Regional Clinical and Translational Conference, March 3-4, 2022.

Team Science Award of Distinction for Early Stage Research Teams – Due October 25

The Team Science Award of Distinction for Early Stage Research Teams recognizes and promotes excellence in developing multi-disciplinary research teams within the Georgia CTSA. This award will be presented to a developing (i.e., early stage) multi-disciplinary research team that demonstrates great potential for innovative and impactful advances in clinical and translational science. The recipient of the Team Science Award of Distinction for Early Stage Research Teams will receive $2,500 towards their team science research program. Teams will be recognized at the Southeast Regional Clinical and Translational Science Conference, March 3-4, 2022.

NRMN Grant Writing Coaching Group Study - Cohort IV – Application Due: October 29, Event: December 9, 10

The National Research Mentoring Network’s (NRMN) U01 Grant Writing Coaching Study at MSM under Principal Investigator, Dr. Elizabeth Ofili, announces upcoming cohort and solicits help in recruiting junior faculty and early-stage investigators from your institution who are actively writing NIH style research proposals. The randomized controlled study is specifically designed to meet the needs of diverse investigators at RCMI, CTSA, IDeA and other NIH funded emerging research institutions committed to workforce diversity. Apply as a study participant via the link to Study Participants Application Cohort 4 . Apply as a Coach via Cohort 4 Coach Application .

Grant Wise Consultations

Would you like an experienced grant writer to help provide guidance for your grant? Grant Wise is a service that offers the opportunity for one-on-one feedback from experienced senior faculty on grant writing. Simply submit an online request for a consultation and then be paired with a senior faculty member.

Georgia CTSA COVID-19 Biorepository

The Georgia CTSA Clinical Research Center at Emory has established a COVID-19 Biorepository that includes residual nasopharyngeal (NP) swab samples from over 1,700 patients known to be COVID-19 positive and negative. Our goal is to provide de-identified samples to investigators validating or developing diagnostics and therapeutics in an effort to improve the understanding of the effects, response, and mechanism of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its variants.

Georgia CTSA Ethical Dilemma of the Week

Innovation & Translation

Fall 2021 NANOFANS Webinar Series – October 13, 20, 27

The Fall 2021 NanoFANS (Focusing on Advanced Nanobio- Systems) program will offer a weekly webinar during the month of October. The focus of this event will be “Organ-on-a-Chip Technology.” All webinars will be held from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM.

GLUE Lecture Series – October 19

“The long and winding road of bringing laboratory accuracy to clinical point of care – and why this road could lead straight to your driveway!” Come learn from a seasoned entrepreneur on best practices and lessons learned in developing point-of-care devices via Zoom from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.

Bench2Market Talk: Translational Funding Opportunities – October 27

Seeking funding for technology development? Join us via Zoom from 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM to hear from a panel of funders and programs that support commercialization. They will discuss their available resources for innovators and highlight what technology types and development stages are most appropriate for their funding opportunities. Come ready with questions for the panel!

SBIR/STTR Grant Workshop – November 15

Looking for startup funding? Thinking about an SBIR or STTR? Join previous award winners via Zoom at 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM to learn from experienced academic investigators how to craft a well written proposal. Presented by Georgia CTSA and Emory SOM.

Community

Participants Needed for COVID-19 Vaccine and Treatment Studies

All races and ethnicities are needed to participate in COVID-19 trials. Please spread the word to help recruit minorities, especially for vaccine trials.

Georgia Maternal Health ECHO Project – October 13 and November 10

Georgia Maternal Health ECHO is a forum to share best practices to facilitate recognition, prevention, response, reporting, systems learning, and respectful care relating to leading causes of maternal mortality and severe morbidity in Georgia. Sessions from 12:00 PM-1:00 PM with topics such as Perinatal Mental Health, Hypertensive Complications of Pregnancy and Cardiac Complications of the Perinatal Period.

To Be Young, Gifted, & COVID-free – October 14

This webinar will bring together young people, school administrators, community influencers, and medical experts from organizations and institutions such as Fort Valley State University, Savannah State University, Usher's New Look, GCAPP, Georgia CEAL, and more, to address the urgency of stopping the spread. Join us at 6:00 PM ET as we share solutions that leverage the collective power of our most promising voices to create COVID-free futures. View Flyer

Implicit Bias in Maternity Care Training – October 23

Morehouse School of Medicine Center for Maternal Health Equity is sponsoring Implicit Bias in Maternity Care training on October 23 hosted by the March of Dimes. Registration is free and CEUs will be provided. The webinar is open to residents, physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, students, faculty, and other interested community members.

Events

K-Club: The Goldilocks Approach to Acquiring CDA Funding – October 11

Finding the 'just right zone’ for pursuing your research funding plans. Come join us via Zoom noon to hear from an experienced panel of CDA awardees and learn how they found their “just right zone.”

ARC Webinar – October 12

Join us via Zoom from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM to learn more about “Modeling and Targeting Metastatic Sarcomas” with Associate Professor Jason Yustein, MD, PhD.

Bionano Genomics Webinar – October 12

Join us via Zoom at 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM to learn more about Bionano Optical Genome Mapping. Examples will be presented of how Bionano’s platform is helping solve genetic mysteries for patients with undiagnosed genetic disorders, and how it elucidates genomic rearrangements in cancer that are missed by NGS and cytogenetic methods.

Improving Rural Health Through Telehealth Provider-to-Provider Communication Workshop – October 12-14

This virtual event led by NIH aims to identify research gaps, explore barriers and facilitate successful, sustainable implementation of provider-to-provider telehealth in rural settings.

Pediatric Research Grand Rounds – October 13

Join us via Zoom at 8:00 AM to learn more about “Neurotrauma Research at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta: From Bench to Bedside” with Andrew Reisner, MD, FACS, FAAP and Laura S. Blackwell, PhD, ABPP-CN.

Georgia Bio Innovation Summit – October 13-14

The Georgia Bio Innovation Summit is considered the preeminent gathering of scientists and industry decision makers for Georgia’s life sciences community, and an ideal medium to foster relationships for future scientific and business growth and opportunity.

Team Science Workshop: Multiteam Systems – October 15

Join us via Zoom from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM as Marissa Shuffler, PhD, Clemson University, leads an interactive workshop on multiteam systems (MTS). This workshop’s goal is to help interdisciplinary researchers understand coordination and teaming dynamics from an MTS perspective, as well as to provide practical guidance and recommendations for interventions that may help to facilitate cross-team functioning and combat common barriers to success.

Blue Sky Group: Vaccine Development and Testing – October 19

Join researchers and clinicians from across the Georgia CTSA via Zoom from 12:00 – 1:30 PM. Blue Sky Groups are unstructured meetings that provide a unique opportunity for attendees to drive the agenda and catalyze future collaborations and research opportunities. Discussion topics may include burning issues, funding opportunities and cross-institutional collaborative research opportunities.

Emory SCORE RIP Meeting – October 20

Join us via Zoom at 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM to learn more about “Run For It: Enhancing Axon Regeneration With Sex-Dependent Exercise Therapies with Assistant Professor Jill Ward, PHD, and “What’s Sex Got To Do With It?: Assessment of biological sex-based differences in natural killer cell Fc receptor expression and function in the rectal mucosa” with Assistant Professor Matthew Parsons, PhD.

Health Services Research Center Seminar – October 20

Join us via Zoom at 2:00 PM to learn more about “The COVID-19 Health Equity Dashboard: The development of a data dissemination platform for the intersection of social determinants and the pandemic” with Assistant Professor Shivani Patel MPH, PhD.

BERD Research Forum – October 22

Join researchers and biostatisticians as Georgia CTSA hosts the second annual Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD) Research Forum from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Robert Krafty, PhD, Herman Taylor MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, and David Benkeser, PhD will present talks focusing on “Challenges in Mobile Health and High-Frequency Data.” Q&A and possible collaborations will be discussed. In-person registration is closed, Zoom registration only.

2021 CTSI/CMRR Virtual Imaging Workshop: Clinical Knee Imaging at 7T – October 28

The University of Minnesota Clinical and Translational Science Institute in partnership with the Center of Magnetic Resonance Research invites you to attend a virtual, interactive workshop at 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM ET on ultra-high field (UHF) imaging of the knee.

Creative Scientist Workshop: Remote Trials, Future or Fiasco – November 9

Join University of Buffalo CTSI and MUSC via Zoom from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM for a unique exploration of the strengths, opportunities, and challenges presented by remote trials. This free virtual workshop will feature keynote addresses by speakers from throughout the CTSA network and beyond in the morning followed by interactive trial makeovers in the afternoon.

Childhood Infections and Vaccines Virtual Symposium – November 15

Join us via Zoom at 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM to learn more about “HIV, COVID-19, and Influenza.”

Team Science Workshop: Facilitating Collaboration in Interdisciplinary Teams – November 19

Join us via Zoom from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM to learn more about “Facilitating Collaboration in Interdisciplinary Teams” with Assistant Professor Maritza Salazar Campo, PhD, UC Irvine.

Emory SCORE SABV Workshop – December 1 (Abstracts Due – Extended to October 15)

The Emory Specialized Center of Research Excellence (SCORE) is pleased to announce its 2nd Annual “How to Incorporate Sex as a Biological Variable in Your Research” virtual workshop via Zoom from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM. We invite submission of abstracts for consideration by October 15 as either 15-minute oral presentations or virtual poster presentations. Register at https://form.jotform.com/212233495905153

Blue Sky Group: Addressing Threats to Lifelong Bone Health – December 1

Join researchers and clinicians via Zoom from 12:00 PM-1:30 PM as the Georgia CTSA hosts a Blue Sky Group on Addressing Threats to Lifelong Bone Health. This Blue Sky Group session will be led by Dr. Joseph Kindler, PhD, CTR, from the University of Georgia.

Southeast Regional Clinical & Translational Science Conference – March 3-4 (Abstracts Due - November 8)

Hosted by the Georgia CTSA, mark your calendar and plan to join us in 2022 as we bring together researchers from across the region to present the best new clinical and translational research and build collaborative partnerships. Researchers working across the southeast are invited to submit an abstract by November 8. Read Call for Abstracts .