Emergency Awards: RADx-RAD Multimodal COVID-19 surveillance methods for high risk clustered populations (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

NIH is issuing this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) in response to the declared public health emergency issued by the Secretary, HHS, for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). This emergency FOA provides an expedited funding mechanism as part of the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics-Radical (RADx-rad) initiative.

XPRIZE Rapid Covid Testing

XPRIZE Rapid Covid Testing is a $5 million dollar, 6-month competition to develop faster, cheaper, and easier to use COVID-19 testing methods at scale. No more guessing. No more lack of tests. The world needs more high-quality, affordable testing to safely re-open.

 

Testing for Impact

USAID New Partnerships Initiative Global Health: Communities Leading COVID-19 Response and Oxygen Ecosystem

USAID/GH is seeking Concept Papers that incorporate interventions that will build upon and expand USAID’s efforts to better connect communities and health systems, as part of the COVID-19 response as well as in strengthening and adapting existing health systems to their communities for COVID-19 preparedness and response.

Rapid Response to Novel Coronavirus: Innovating Formal and Non-Formal Educational Experiences in Food and Agricultural Sciences

On July 15, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) released a modified request for applications (RFA) for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Competitive Grants Program, focused on education and workforce development.

BIOPAMA Rapid Response Grants 2020

The Rapid Response Grants aim at increasing the resilience of protected areas and local communities’ livelihoods facing the risks and difficulties of the global COVID-19 pandemic. 

Key information:

DEADLINE: This is an open-ended call until 31 December 2020, 23:59 Brussels time. Applicants can apply at any time before the deadline. It is aimed that the final decision on awarding the grant will be taken within 6 weeks of the receipt of proposals.

Covid-19 Young Leaders Fund Application

One Young World surveyed 1,000 young people from over 65 countries to gather information on how young people are affected by COVID-19. 

Survey results tell us that a staggering 72% of young people have volunteered their time to help others during this pandemic, and two-thirds (62%) don't believe that government has adequately addressed their concerns on the pandemic.

The report takes a look at what is affecting young people most, and what they are looking for during this crisis.