Funder: NIH: Office of Strategic Coordination

This FOA solicits applications responsive only to the COVID-19 public health emergency through support of the CARES Act. All other Early Independence Award applications must be submitted in response to RFA-RM-20-014.

Due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Common Fund will dedicate funds provided by the CARES Act to support a total of 5-10 Early Independence Awards (through this FOA) or Transformative Research Awards (through RFA-RM-20-020) that bring new, innovative perspectives and approaches to the prevention of, preparation for, or response to coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, domestically or internationally. Any relevant area of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 research is welcome, including behavioral/social science research, research on health disparities, novel therapeutics, and other related topics. As with all High-Risk, High-Reward Research program applications, innovation may be technological or conceptual.

Topics: Antibody, Applied Research, Biomarkers, Clinical Presentation of Infection, Clinical Trial, Community Engagement, Computational Analysis, Diagnostics, Economic Impact, Education and Training, ELSI (Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications), Epidemiology, Health Disparities, Immunity, Immunology, Mental Health, Organ, Prevention, Prognostics, Treatments, Virology