A round-up of active tender and funding opportunities that may be of interest to Cochrane contributors, authors, and groups - updated through the month.
Coronavirus Funding Monitor
General Information: A curated list of open funding calls and other support for researchers, non-profit organizations and commercial organizations, specifically for COVID-19 and coronavirus-related research. Updated daily.
Link: https://coronavirus.frontiersin.org/covid-19-research-funding-monitor
NIH (USA) Open calls related to Coronavirus
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
More info: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-AI-20-031.html
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
PA-19-052 NIH Small Research Grant Program (Parent R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PA-19-053 NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PA-18-591 Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Parent Admin Supp - Clinical Trial Optional)
PA-19-056 NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PA-19-272 PHS 2019-02 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH, CDC, and FDA for Small Business Innovation Research Grant Applications (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PA-19-270 PHS 2019-02 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH for Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Applications (Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
NERC: urgency grants
Link: https://nerc.ukri.org/funding/available/researchgrants/urgency/
General Information: The NERC Urgency Grant scheme exists to provide funding for unexpected and transient scientific opportunities created by unpredictable natural events. NERC welcome Urgency proposals related to the current Coronavirus outbreak. The maximum funding that may be sought for an Urgency proposal is £65,000; this limit applies to the total (100%) full economic cost of the project, of which NERC will fund 80%.
NIHR: Travel and subsistence funding to support LMIC engagement during the COVID-19 outbreak
Link: https://www.nihr.ac.uk/funding/travel-and-subsistence-funding-to-support-lmic-engagement-during-the-covid-19-outbreak/24407
Country funding open to: UK
General Information: The awards will provide travel and subsistence funding to appropriately qualified public health professionals, clinicians and academics who wish to offer science and technical advice to support the immediate response to COVID-19 in low and middle-income countries.The awards are open to applicants who have a substantive position at a UK higher education institution or research organisation. Applications are open until further notice, on a rolling basis. Applications should ideally be submitted at least 2 weeks before the planned travel.
AHRQ (NIH)
Who should apply: Relevant Cochrane Groups
Country funding open to: UK
General information: AHRQ Small Research Grant Program is offering amounts of 100,000 for a max of two years. The grant mechanism supports different types of health services research projects including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology.
Closing date: Varied - March 16, July 16, Nov 16 each year until 2021
Link: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-18-794.html
A list of COVID funding opportunities compiled by Fogarty (USA) for international researchers: Coronavirus news, funding and resources for global health researchers
NIHR has a number of Evidence Synthesis Calls:
https://www.nihr.ac.uk/researchers/funding-opportunities/?custom_in_funding-programme=9447
Name of Opportunity: 20/34 NIHR Evidence Synthesis Programme Grant Scheme 2020
Who should apply: UK Cochrane Groups
Country funding open to: UK
General info: The NIHR Evidence Synthesis Programme Grant Scheme (formerly the Cochrane Programme Grant scheme) is now accepting expressions of interest for their 2020 round.
Closing date: 13:00 on 12 October 2020
Link to more info: 20/34 NIHR Evidence Synthesis Programme Grant Scheme 2020
Name of Opportunity: 20/45 COVID-19: Recovery and Learning
Who should apply: UK Cochrane Groups
Country funding open to: UK
General info: This cross-programme funding opportunity is open for two rounds.
Closing date : 13:00 on 14 July 2020
Link to more info: 20/45 COVID-19: Recovery and Learning
Name of Opportunity: 20/39 Research Proposals: Production of Technology Assessment Reviews (TARs) for the NIHR
Who should apply: UK Cochrane Groups
Country funding open to: UK
General info: The NIHR invites full proposals from suitable research organisations to undertake Technology Assessment Reviews (TARs).
Closing date:13:00 on 03 July 2020
Link to more info: 20/39 Research Proposals: Production of Technology Assessment Reviews (TARs) for the NIHR
Name of Opportunity: Cochrane review gold open access scheme
Who should apply: UK Cochrane Groups
Country funding open to: UK
General info: Cochrane Review Authors can apply to have their reviews published under Gold open access, meaning that they are instantly and freely open for all users to access on the Cochrane Library from the date of publication.
Closing date: 01 January 2021
Link to more info: Cochrane review gold open access scheme
NIHR has a number of calls on the themed Injuries, accidents and urgent and emergency care:
Name of Opportunity: Programme Grants for Applied Research - Competition 33
Who should apply: UK Cochrane Groups
Country funding open to: UK
General info: Applications are invited for Stage 1 proposals to develop programmes of applied health research. Research funded through a Programme Grant typically consists of an interrelated group of high quality projects focused on a coherent theme and hence require multidisciplinary approaches, including clinical, health economics, statistics, qualitative and behavioural sciences, to ensure that research objectives can be met.
Closing date: 13:00 on 29 July 2020
Link to more info: Programme Grants for Applied Research - Competition 33
Name of Opportunity: Research for Patient Benefit Programme - Competition 42
Who should apply: UK Cochrane Groups
Country funding open to: UK
General info: The Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation Programme is accepting stage 1 applications for this Themed Call.
Closing date: 13:00 on 20 August 2020
Link to more info: 19/159 EME Injuries, accidents and urgent and emergency care themed call
Name of Opportunity: 19/162 HTA Injuries, accidents and urgent and emergency care themed call (primary research)
Who should apply: UK Cochrane Groups
Country funding open to: UK
General info: The Health Technology Assessment Programme is accepting primary research stage 1 applications for this Themed Call.
Closing date : 13:00 on 02 September 2020
Link to more info: 19/162 HTA Injuries, accidents and urgent and emergency care themed call (primary research)
Name of Opportunity: 19/163 HTA Injuries, accidents and urgent and emergency care themed call (evidence synthesis)
Who should apply: UK Cochrane Groups
Country funding open to: UK
General info: The Health Technology Assessment Programme is accepting evidence synthesis stage 1 applications for this Themed Call.
Closing date: 13:00 on 02 September 2020
Link to more info: 19/163 HTA Injuries, accidents and urgent and emergency care themed call (evidence synthesis)
Name of Opportunity: 19/164 PHR Injuries, accidents and urgent and emergency care themed call
Who should apply: UK Cochrane Groups
Country funding open to: UK
General info: The Public Health Research Programme (PHR) is accepting stage 1 applications for this Themed Call.
Closing date: 13:00 on 28 July 2020
Link to more info: 19/164 PHR Injuries, accidents and urgent and emergency care themed call
Name of Opportunity: 19/165 HS&DR Injuries, accidents and urgent and emergency care themed call
Who should apply: UK Cochrane Groups
Country funding open to: UK
General info: The Health Services and Delivery Research (HS&DR) Programme is accepting stage 1 applications for this Themed Call.
Closing date: 13:00 on 10 September 2020
Link to more info: 19/165 HS&DR Injuries, accidents and urgent and emergency care themed call
If you have a funding opportunity you would like to share, please send the following information to mumoquit@cochrane.org: Name of funding Opportunity, who should apply, country funding open to, general information, closing date, link to more information.
