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COVID-19 Update May 12, 2020 This week's COVID-19 Update focuses on grants, competitions ,and funding for COVID-19 research, relief, and response. To the best of our knowledge, the grants are open as of May 11th. However, sponsors may close applications for a variety of causes such as too many applications to consider or funding limits have been reached. We have relied on publicly available sources for this list, and to the extent possible, checked the announcement on the funders' websites. Please be sure to review the application requirements carefully, as the details in the public sources and announcements may differ from the funding application itself. If you have products or services for COVID-19 response, planning, and management, please be sure to contact us. The World Trade Centers Association is maintaining a global list of suppliers. For more information, please go to our COVID-19 Resources web page or contact us by email at [email protected]. Challenge/Grant/ Funding for Solutions to COVID-19 (Current as of May 11, 2020) Administration for Community Living (ACL: Innovative Technology Solutions for Social Care Referrals Award Limit: $500,000. Three phases with cash prizes awarded in each phase. Deadlines: Submission Start: 07/13/2020 12:00 PM ET Submission End: 12/07/2020 05:00 PM ET Phase 1: Concept & Design Submission (July - December 2020) Intent to apply: August 14, 2020 to [email protected] Phase 2: Proof of Concept & Demonstration (January 2020 - June 2021) Phase 3: Implementation & Testing - (July - December 2021) Submission Start: 07/13/2020 12:00 PM ET Submission End: 12/07/2020 05:00 PM ET https://www.challenge.gov/challenge/innovative-technology-solutions-for-social-care-referrals/ Artist Relief Award Limit:$5,000 Deadline: May 21, 2020 https://artistrelief.submittable.com/submit/165428/artist-relief-cycle-ii The Booz Allen Foundation Innovation Fund Award Limit: $100,000 Deadline: June 5, 2020 https://boozallenfoundation.org/innovationfund/?utm_source=Web&utm_medium=Boozallen&utm_campaign=Baf Challenge America COVID-19 Maker Challenge: Environmental Management Services Award Limit: TBA Deadline: TBA https://covid19makerchallenge.com/environmental-management-services-challenge Elevate Prize Foundation: Inaugural Elevate Prize Competition Award Minimum: $300,000 for 2 years Deadline: June 29, 2020 https://www.elevateprize.org/ EYEBEAM Rapid Response for A Better Digital Future Award Limit: Phase 1: $5,000 Phase 2: $20,000 Deadline: Phase 1: May 21, 2020 Phase 2: To be notified https://www.eyebeam.org/rapid-response-faq/ M3i GmbH Fighting Covid-19 Challenge, A platform for open research on large Covid-19 imaging datasets Phase 1 Dataset Aggregation Phase 2 Coding Award Limit: Unspecified Deadlines: Started March 30 - Data collection starts: Data collection in biobank. Data curation and standardization. Started April 6 - Stage 1: First batch of data has been provided. Collaborative definition of the challenges. Data labeling. End of May-Stage 2: The challenges are disclosed. Teams can register, download sample data and prepare. June- Start of Challenge: Challenge goes public. Large scale compute. https://www.covid19challenge.eu/ Indo-US Science and Technology Forum Call for Proposals Indo-US Virtual Networks for COVID-19 Award Limit: $33,000 to $66,000 per project Deadline: May 15, 2020 https://covid19.iusstf.online/resources/documents/Brochure.pdf?v=1.1.0 Internet Society Foundation Emergency Response Grant Programme COVID-19 Award Limit: $250,000 to $500,000 Deadline: May 17, 2020 https://www.isocfoundation.org/grant-programme/emergency-response-grant-programme-covid19/ JBC #WeSeeYouFund Call for Proposals Award Limit: $5,000 Deadline: Applications Accepted May 11 - May 29, 2020 http://justbeginnings.org/funding-opportunities/ The COVID-19 Response Funding Collaborative of Greater Baltimore and Baltimore's Promise Award Limit: $75,000 Deadline: May 29, 2020 *Eligibility: Applicants must be a nonprofit organization and hold a Good Standing Certificate of Status with the State of Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation. Organizations that do not have nonprofit status or cannot meet the financial document requirements above may partner with a fiscal agent. Organizations/activities must serve one or more of the following jurisdictions: Baltimore City and/or the Maryland counties of Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Carroll, and Harford. https://www.greaterbaltimorecovidresponse.org/rfp MIT Solve Health Security & Pandemics Challenge Award Limit: $10,000 Deadline: June 18, 2020 https://solve.mit.edu/challenges/health-security-pandemics National Geographic Society COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Journalists Award Limit: $8,000 Deadline: Rolling https://www.nationalgeographic.org/funding-opportunities/grants/what-we-fund/covid-19-emergency-fund/ Omidyar Network COVID-19 Economic Response Advocacy Fund Award Limit: Unspecified (Up to $1.5 million total) Deadline: Application accessible until December 31, 2020 https://www.omidyar.com/spotlight/omidyar-network's-covid-19-economic-response-advocacy-fund-aims-help-working-families-now Pfizer Providing Enhanced Medical Support for Patients with Primary Immunodeficiency (PI) Disorders Award Limit: $250,000 Deadline: June 1, 2020 https://pfe-pfizercom-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/GMG_2020_IM-L-ManagementPIDisorders.pdf Russell Sage Foundation: LOIs for Timely Social Science Research Award Limit: Unspecified Deadline: May 21, 2020 https://www.russellsage.org/how-to-apply Social Science Research Council Call for Proposals for Social Science and COVID-19 Research Award Limit: $5,000 Deadline: June 1, 2020 https://covid19research.ssrc.org/rapid-response-grants-on-covid-19-and-the-social-sciences/ Society to Improve Diagnostic Medicine Award Limit: $50,000 Deadline: Deadline extended indefinitely https://www.improvediagnosis.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/FINAL-DxQI-RFP-Design-Deadline-4.1.2020.pdf Spencer Foundation Research Grants on Education: COVID-19 Related Special Grant Cycle Award Limit: $50,000 Deadline: May 18, June 8 https://www.spencer.org/grant_types/research-grants-on-education-covid-19-related-special-grant-cycle Terra Foundation Relief Fund for Visual Arts Organizations Engaging with Art of the United States Award Limit: TBA The first round of emergency relief funding of up to $4 million The second round of relief funding of up to $4 million, awarded over the next two years Deadline: TBA email: [email protected] https://www.terraamericanart.org/home/covid-19-update/ The United Nations Development Programme Centre for Technology, Innovation and Sustainable Development Covid-19 Detect And Protect Challenge Award Limit: $25,000 Deadline: June 30, 2020 https://www.hackster.io/contests/UNDPCOVID19 Best regards, Carla Sydney Stone President The World Trade Center Delaware, a not for profit organization, is Delaware's premier international business resource. We give our members the knowledge and opportunities to develop strong ties with buyers and suppliers around the world. As a member of the World Trade Centers Association, we provide resources in more than 90 countries, supported by 15,000 WTC professionals in over 320 WTCA member centers. The US Government, other countries, and international organizations have recognized World Trade Center Delaware's expertise. We are a member of World Trade Centers Association Member Advisory Council on Agriculture and a signatory to the Agreement. We have an Agreement of Cooperation with the Government of Mexico, and represent the US EXIM Bank in Delaware (REPP), and serve as USTDA's Making Global Local Partner.
COVID-19 Update May 12, 2020
This week's COVID-19 Update focuses on grants, competitions ,and funding for COVID-19 research, relief, and response. To the best of our knowledge, the grants are open as of May 11th. However, sponsors may close applications for a variety of causes such as too many applications to consider or funding limits have been reached. We have relied on publicly available sources for this list, and to the extent possible, checked the announcement on the funders' websites. Please be sure to review the application requirements carefully, as the details in the public sources and announcements may differ from the funding application itself.
If you have products or services for COVID-19 response, planning, and management, please be sure to contact us. The World Trade Centers Association is maintaining a global list of suppliers. For more information, please go to our COVID-19 Resources web page or contact us by email at [email protected].
Challenge/Grant/ Funding for Solutions to COVID-19
(Current as of May 11, 2020)
Administration for Community Living (ACL: Innovative Technology Solutions for Social Care Referrals
Award Limit: $500,000. Three phases with cash prizes awarded in each phase.
Deadlines:
Phase 1: Concept & Design Submission (July - December 2020)
Intent to apply: August 14, 2020 to [email protected]
Phase 2: Proof of Concept & Demonstration (January 2020 - June 2021)
Phase 3: Implementation & Testing - (July - December 2021)
https://www.challenge.gov/challenge/innovative-technology-solutions-for-social-care-referrals/
Artist Relief
Award Limit:$5,000
Deadline: May 21, 2020
https://artistrelief.submittable.com/submit/165428/artist-relief-cycle-ii
The Booz Allen Foundation Innovation Fund
Award Limit: $100,000
Deadline: June 5, 2020
https://boozallenfoundation.org/innovationfund/?utm_source=Web&utm_medium=Boozallen&utm_campaign=Baf
Challenge America COVID-19 Maker Challenge: Environmental Management Services
Award Limit: TBA
Deadline: TBA
https://covid19makerchallenge.com/environmental-management-services-challenge
Elevate Prize Foundation: Inaugural Elevate Prize Competition Award Minimum: $300,000 for 2 years
Deadline: June 29, 2020
https://www.elevateprize.org/
EYEBEAM Rapid Response for A Better Digital Future
Award Limit:
Phase 1: $5,000
Phase 2: $20,000
Deadline:
Phase 1: May 21, 2020
Phase 2: To be notified
https://www.eyebeam.org/rapid-response-faq/
M3i GmbH Fighting Covid-19 Challenge, A platform for open research on large Covid-19 imaging datasets
Phase 1 Dataset Aggregation
Phase 2 Coding
Award Limit: Unspecified
Started March 30 - Data collection starts: Data collection in biobank. Data curation and standardization.
Started April 6 - Stage 1: First batch of data has been provided. Collaborative definition of the challenges. Data labeling.
End of May-Stage 2: The challenges are disclosed. Teams can register, download sample data and prepare.
June- Start of Challenge: Challenge goes public. Large scale compute.
https://www.covid19challenge.eu/
Indo-US Science and Technology Forum Call for Proposals Indo-US Virtual Networks for COVID-19
Award Limit: $33,000 to $66,000 per project
Deadline: May 15, 2020
https://covid19.iusstf.online/resources/documents/Brochure.pdf?v=1.1.0
Internet Society Foundation Emergency Response Grant Programme COVID-19
Award Limit: $250,000 to $500,000
Deadline: May 17, 2020
https://www.isocfoundation.org/grant-programme/emergency-response-grant-programme-covid19/
JBC #WeSeeYouFund Call for Proposals
Award Limit: $5,000
Deadline: Applications Accepted May 11 - May 29, 2020
http://justbeginnings.org/funding-opportunities/
The COVID-19 Response Funding Collaborative of Greater Baltimore and Baltimore's Promise
Award Limit: $75,000
Deadline: May 29, 2020
*Eligibility: Applicants must be a nonprofit organization and hold a Good Standing Certificate of Status with the State of Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation. Organizations that do not have nonprofit status or cannot meet the financial document requirements above may partner with a fiscal agent. Organizations/activities must serve one or more of the following jurisdictions: Baltimore City and/or the Maryland counties of Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Carroll, and Harford.
https://www.greaterbaltimorecovidresponse.org/rfp
MIT Solve Health Security & Pandemics Challenge
Award Limit: $10,000
Deadline: June 18, 2020
https://solve.mit.edu/challenges/health-security-pandemics
National Geographic Society COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Journalists
Award Limit: $8,000
Deadline: Rolling
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/funding-opportunities/grants/what-we-fund/covid-19-emergency-fund/
Omidyar Network COVID-19 Economic Response Advocacy Fund
Award Limit: Unspecified (Up to $1.5 million total)
Deadline: Application accessible until December 31, 2020
https://www.omidyar.com/spotlight/omidyar-network's-covid-19-economic-response-advocacy-fund-aims-help-working-families-now
Pfizer Providing Enhanced Medical Support for Patients with Primary Immunodeficiency (PI) Disorders
Award Limit: $250,000
Deadline: June 1, 2020
https://pfe-pfizercom-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/GMG_2020_IM-L-ManagementPIDisorders.pdf
Russell Sage Foundation: LOIs for Timely Social Science Research
https://www.russellsage.org/how-to-apply
Social Science Research Council Call for Proposals for Social Science and COVID-19 Research
https://covid19research.ssrc.org/rapid-response-grants-on-covid-19-and-the-social-sciences/
Society to Improve Diagnostic Medicine
Award Limit: $50,000
Deadline: Deadline extended indefinitely
https://www.improvediagnosis.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/FINAL-DxQI-RFP-Design-Deadline-4.1.2020.pdf
Spencer Foundation Research Grants on Education: COVID-19 Related Special Grant Cycle
Deadline: May 18, June 8
https://www.spencer.org/grant_types/research-grants-on-education-covid-19-related-special-grant-cycle
Terra Foundation Relief Fund for Visual Arts Organizations Engaging with Art of the United States
The first round of emergency relief funding of up to $4 million
The second round of relief funding of up to $4 million, awarded over the next two years
Deadline: TBA email: [email protected]
https://www.terraamericanart.org/home/covid-19-update/
The United Nations Development Programme Centre for Technology, Innovation and Sustainable Development Covid-19 Detect And Protect Challenge
Award Limit: $25,000
Deadline: June 30, 2020
https://www.hackster.io/contests/UNDPCOVID19
Best regards,
Carla Sydney Stone
President
The World Trade Center Delaware, a not for profit organization, is Delaware's premier international business resource. We give our members the knowledge and opportunities to develop strong ties with buyers and suppliers around the world. As a member of the World Trade Centers Association, we provide resources in more than 90 countries, supported by 15,000 WTC professionals in over 320 WTCA member centers. The US Government, other countries, and international organizations have recognized World Trade Center Delaware's expertise. We are a member of World Trade Centers Association Member Advisory Council on Agriculture and a signatory to the Agreement. We have an Agreement of Cooperation with the Government of Mexico, and represent the US EXIM Bank in Delaware (REPP), and serve as USTDA's Making Global Local Partner.