Funding Opportunities
Information on a broad spectrum of funding sources that support research projects is provided here, both intramural and extramural.
These grant opportunities include ones funded through the Provost’s office (DTSA, Programmatic Initiative Grants), through NIH, DOD, NSF and other federal funding sources, and through foundations including limited submission opportunities that are selected through the Office of Institutional Advancement in collaboration with JCOR. Also provided is a link to Pivot, a searchable grants database, as well as useful links for preparing NIH grant applications.
Types of Grants
- InfoEd Global is proud to be able to share this library of COVID-19 funding opportunities and resources with our colleagues in the research realm and the broader community at large.
- NIH - Coronavirus Update
- CEPI Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation - Calls for proposals to accelerate the development of vaccines against emerging infectious diseases.
- The Gates Foundation - The Foundation's Response to COVID-19
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health Call for Proposals
- Competitive Revisions to NIGMS Grants to Address the Coronavirus Pandemic
- SAMHSA - Emergency Grants to Address Mental and Substance Use Disorders During COVID-19
- SAMHSA - Resource Hub
- National Psoriasis Foundation - Application for Bridge Grants Program
- National Endowment for the Humanities - Research and Development
- Department of Energy - Joint FY20 Bioenergy and Advanced Manufacturing FOA BOTTLE: Bio-Optimized Technologies to keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment Department of Energy Golden Field Office
- NSF - Multimodal Sensory Systems for Precision Health Enabled by Data Harnessing, Artificial Intelligence and Learning
- NSF - PPE: Research Initiation in Engineering Formation
- DOD - Microsystems Technology Office (MTO-Office-wide
Department of Defense DARPA - Microsystems Technology Office - DOD - 2020 Broad Agency Announcement
Department of Defense Engineer Research and Development Center - Air Force Fiscal Year 2021 Young Investigator Research Program (YIP)
Department of Defense Air Force Office of Scientific Research - NCCIH - Center of Excellence for Research on Complementary and Integrative Health (P01 Clinical Trial Optional)
- NCI - Research to Reduce Morbidity and Improve Care for Pediatric, and Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Survivors (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
- NIA/NIAID - Investigator Initiated Extended Clinical Trial (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
- NIDDK - Catalytic Tool and Technology Development in Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- NCCIH - Center of Excellence for Research on Complementary and Integrative Health (P01 Clinical Trial Optional)
- NHGRI - Novel Synthetic Nucleic Acid Technology Development (R21) (Clinical Trial not allowed)
- NIH/NIDCR -Defining Lineage Plasticity and Endogenous Regeneration Capacity of Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Tissues (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- NIH/NCI - Research Projects to Enhance Applicability of Mammalian Models for Translational Research (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- NSF - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) for National Science Foundation (NSF) Proposers and Awardees
- NSF - General COVID-19 FAQ
- NIH - Proposal Submission and Award Management Related to COVID-19
- NIAID-Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) regarding the Availability of Emergency Competitive Revisions for Research on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- NIAID - Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- NHLBI -Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Availability of Administrative Supplements and Revision Supplements on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- NIDA - Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) regarding the Availability of Administrative Supplements and Urgent Competitive Revisions for Research on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus
- NIGMS - Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) regarding the Availability of Urgent Competitive Revisions for Research on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the Causative Virus SARS-CoV-2
- NIAID & NIGMS - Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) regarding the Availability of Urgent Competitive Revisions for Research on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
- NCATS - Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program Applications to Address 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Public Heath Need
- NHGRI - Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) regarding the Availability of Urgent Competitive Revisions for Research on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus
- NIEHS - Notice of Special Interest: NIEHS Worker Training Program Coronavirus and Infectious Disease Response Training (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- NIH - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funding
- NIH specific COVID funding opportunities
- NIH - Guidance for NIH-funded Clinical Trials and Human Subjects Studies Affected by COVID-19
- Centers for Disease Control - CDC-RFA-OT18-18030202SUPP20 COVID-19 Response Supplement: Tribal Public Health Capacity-Building and Quality Improvement Umbrella Cooperative Agreement. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control - OSTLTS
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Notice of Intent: New Funding Opportunity Announcement to Support Novel, High-Impact Studies Evaluating Health System and Healthcare Professional Responsiveness to COVID-19
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Notice of Intent: Revision Supplements to Existing AHRQ Grants and Cooperative Agreements to Address Health System Responsiveness to COVID-19
- HURON COVID-19 Federal Guidance for Grant Applicants and Recipients
- Information on COVID-19 News, Funding and Resources for Global Health Researchers
Institutionally Limited Funding Opportunities
New: We are excited to announce the launch of Jefferson’s InfoReady Portal, a new tool for announcing, applying for and reviewing all institutionally competitive funding opportunities. Through the InfoReady portal, you will be able to review details and deadlines regarding upcoming non-federal institutionally limited funding opportunities, submit pre-proposal materials for review, and see the results of your submission. Reviewers will also be assigned and provide their feedback through the portal.
Please take a few minutes to access the site and to familiarize yourself with the portal. To access the Portal for the first time, you will use your Jefferson campus key and password. Please review the following Applicant Experience Training Video for an introduction to InfoReady.
What is an institutionally limited funding opportunity? Some foundations limit the number of applicants per institution. An internal competition will be managed through a subcommittee of Jefferson's Committee on Research (JCoR) to select the Jefferson applicant for each.
- Please DO NOT apply directly — unsolicited applications may disqualify Jefferson from future competitions.
- Limitations vary from foundation to foundation. Please wait for JCoR to release each opportunity announcement for application and funding details and instructions.
- These notices are distributed by OIAFundingOpportunities@jefferson.edu through the FT-Faculty, Chairman, and Dept-Admin list-servs. If you are not on one of these three distribution lists, please contact Melissa.Elgendy@jefferson.edu.
Below is a list of foundations and associations that host institutionally limited funding opportunities annually and their final deadlines; notifications generally go out two months in advance. Please contact Melissa Elgendy in the Office of Institutional Advancement for award and eligibility details and application instructions.
- Brain Research Foundation - Scientific Innovators (June)
- Pew Scholars for Biomedical Science (July)
- Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research (July)
- W.W. Smith Charitable Trust: Heart Disease, Cancer, and AIDS (July)
- Avon Foundation for Women: Breast Health Outreach Program (August)
- Kinship Foundation: Searle Scholars Program (September)
- The Mary Kay Foundation: Women’s Cancer Research Grant Program (February)
- The V Foundation: Translational Clinical Research and V Scholar Grant Program (February)
- Breast Cancer Alliance: Exceptional Project Grant (April)
- Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation (opportunities vary)
- Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research: Hematologic Malignancies (opportunities vary)
Federal Funding Sources
Other Federal Funding Sources
Non-Federal Resources, including Foundations, Disease-Specific Associations and Institutionally Limited Funding Opportunities
Jefferson’s Office of Institutional Advancement’s Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR) team offers services for Jefferson clinicians, researchers and administrators who seek external funding from non-federal sources including, corporations with philanthropic intent, charitable foundations and associations. CFR staff members are available to work with clinicians, researchers and others to identify funding priorities and potential philanthropic partners as well as to support the development of letters of intent (LOIs) and proposals. CFR team members serve as the point of contact for foundation, association, and corporate partners, and are available to identify funding opportunities.
Active funding opportunities are updated regularly. Please refer to this page to see the most up to date funding notices monthly.