Dear colleagues,
In an effort to keep you updated about the potential for upcoming funding opportunities related to the COVID-19 stimulus package, we are forwarding several articles, excerpted from an email distributed by COGR,
that may be of interest.
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3/26/20:
Congress pumps up NSF program to fast-track COVID-19 research (Science)
Last year, NSF spent about $10 million on 118 RAPID awards. Based on an average award size of $89,000—there’s a $200,000 cap—the new stimulus funds could give 840 scientists an opportunity to launch studies relating to COVID-19. And the program’s history—it
began in 1990 as part of a broader initiative and was reformulated in 2009—suggests their chances of success are very high.
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/congress-pumps-nsf-program-fast-track-covid-19-research#
3/25/20:
NIH, CDC to See Funding Boosts in Stimulus Bill (1) (Bloomberg Law) NIH is slated to receive an additional $945 million to combat Covid-19 under the Senate’s economic relief package, bringing the agency’s total influx of coronavirus money to nearly
$1.8 billion. The Senate is aiming to vote Wednesday on the spending plan, after reaching a deal
with the White House. It’s the third coronavirus response legislation, and if enacted, the $2 trillion package would mark the biggest economic rescue measure in U.S. history to bolster the economy and respond to the pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention would receive an additional $4.3 billion, and the Food and Drug Administration would get $80 million.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/pharma-and-life-sciences/nih-cdc-get-coronavirus-funding-boost-under-stimulus-bill?context=search&index=8
3/25/20:
Massive U.S. coronavirus stimulus includes research dollars and some aid to universities (Science)
The $2 trillion stimulus package that the U.S. Senate is working to approve today is aimed at helping the country cope with the massive impact of the coronavirus pandemic. But it also includes at least $1.25 billion for federal research agencies to support
scientists trying to better understand coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In addition, it extends a financial hand to universities that have shut down because of the pandemic, some of which could go to support research that has been disrupted.
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/massive-us-coronavirus-stimulus-includes-research-dollars-and-some-aid-universities
3/25/20: ANALYSIS OF THE SENATE CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT (APLU)
https://www.aplu.org/members/councils/governmental-affairs/CGA-library/aplu-analysis-of-the-cares-act/file?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTldOa01tTTRabVV6TmpreiIsInQiOiJZTnRxVjZcL2JaUlN4XC9KZW91S3NrUzJuT0tGdkVIS0hRWlB2UlNEeEtxc3Qxc2p1K0s3MGZzcWk3ZFRzckNWd2doWFF5YVJHbGhCZkxIbVJNNHlZcFd0TzRDT0t2a3kxZVhMM0F2MnNUMmNySFZtK2JyV3NYUytNNWh6XC9ycGo3NSJ9
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