Grant Opportunities to tackle the Coronavirus Outbreak
Frank Evelio ARTEAGA
The outbreak of new coronavirus disease (COVID‑19) is causing respiratory illness worldwide, prompting the WHO to declare the condition as a global pandemic. The virus has spread to more than 135 countries in Asia, Europe, North America, and the Middle East, thus putting the world’s economy in survival mode.
The outbreak is already infecting economies and financial markets around the world. While governments try to navigate the fine line between being prepared and setting off panic, the economic costs are growing as countries and communities try to control the spread of the disease. As the world further shuts down in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, countries around the world are stepping up efforts to tackle the new coronavirus that has killed thousands.
Seeing this emergency, the international organizations and Foundations have released funding calls for health NGOs, NPOs, Researchers and Individuals to help control this pandemic disease. Therefore, we have compiled a list of recently opened funding opportunities for you to fight the coronavirus outbreak that hit nations globally.
US$100,000 Funding Call for Startups Tackling Covid-19
Antler is inviting startups to propose solutions in Mitigation (e.g. masks, contact tracing, surveillance, data infrastructure), Medical Equipment (e.g. test kits, protective devices, ventilators), Remote Health (e.g. telehealth, remote patient monitoring, symptom checkers) and Digital Tools (e.g. remote work, smart delivery, e-learning). The purpose is to contribute towards the path recovery from the crisis…[more]
Elrha announces Call for Research Proposals to support the COVID – 19 Response in Humanitarian Settings
Elrha is launching an urgent funding call for research proposals to support the COVID-19 response in humanitarian settings. The call aims to fund public health research that will produce robust findings that will contribute to the effectiveness of the current humanitarian response and increase the evidence base for future responses to similar infectious disease outbreaks…[more]
Peace First launches Rapid Response Grants to Address COVID-19
Peace First has launched a rapid response grant process to help young people around the world lead projects that address community impacts of COVID-19, from providing meals to elderly neighbors to launching digital mental health campaigns to support youth feeling isolated…[more]
2020 Call for Code Global Challenge: Build Solutions for COVID-19 and Climate Change
The 2020 Call for Code Global Challenge has expanded its focus to tackle the effects of COVID-19. Technology solutions can help reduce the impact this pandemic has on our daily lives and the world….[more]
New York Academy of Sciences announces Combating COVID-19 Challenge
The New York Academy of Sciences has announced the Challenge: Combating COVID-19. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the recent outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic, spanning 112 countries and infecting over 150,000 people…[more]
RSTMH accepting Applications for 2020 Small Grants Program
The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) is currently seeking applications for its 2020 small grants program. The purpose of the small grants is to enable early career researchers and global health professionals in the field of tropical medicine or global health to undertake clinical or scientific research and/or fieldwork, either as stand-alone projects or distinct elements within a larger project….[more]
SOLVE 2020 Global Health Security & Pandemics Challenge
In response to the coronavirus, Solve has launched a Global Health Security & Pandemics Challenge as part of its 2020 Global Challenges. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the latest in a series of infectious disease emergencies, including cholera, Ebola, SARS, Chikungunya, HIV/AIDS, and influenza…[more]
Pulitzer Center announces Coronavirus News Collaboration Challenge 2020
The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a non-profit organization that supports independent global journalism, is seeking proposals that develop innovative approaches to reporting on the novel coronavirus crisis using collaboration among journalists and newsrooms across state lines or national borders. This opportunity is open to all newsrooms and independent journalists in the United States and abroad….[more]
National Geographic Society launches COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Journalists
The National Geographic Society has launched an emergency fund for journalists all over the world who wish to cover COVID-19 within their own communities. This fund will place particular emphasis on delivering news to underserved populations, particularly where there is a dearth of evidence-based information getting to those who need it…[more]
EDCTP announces Mobilisation of Funding for COVID-19 Research in sub-Saharan Africa
In the light of rising numbers of cases being reported from affected countries, including several sub-Saharan African countries, the EDCTP Association has agreed to activate the emergency funding mechanism to support Research & Innovation Actions (RIAs) as part of the European response to the COVID-19 emergency….[more]
Thomson Reuters Foundation’s COVID-19 Crisis Reporting Hub (sub-Saharan Africa)
Thomson Reuters Foundation’s COVID-19 Crisis Reporting Hub creates a space for journalists across several countries to gather virtually for training, knowledge sharing, expert sessions and network building, ensuring that they and their newsrooms remain on top of the story of the year…[more]
IsDB Transform Fund 2020: Enhancing Member Countries Preparedness and Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has announced the Transform Fund Call for Innovation 2020 will focus entirely on supporting their Member Countries long-term preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This Call will operate in addition to the IsDB Group’s other wide-ranging initiatives coordinated by their Strategic Preparedness and Response Facility…[more]
Nordic Trial Alliance inviting Proposals for Nordic COVID-19 Activities
The Nordic Trial Alliance (NTA) hereby invites proposals for activities aiming to promote Nordic cooperation related to COVID-19 research. The call for proposals is based on the recent research priorities defined by the WHO. A proposal could for example include (one or several) activities related…[more]
CcHUB offering Funding and Design Support for COVID-19 Projects
In light of the Coronavirus pandemic and its related consequences in other sectors of various economies across the globe, Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) in Nigeria is offering Funding and Design support for teams working on projects to address problems/needs related to the Coronavirus outbreak…[more]
CEI launches COVID-19 Extraordinary Call for Proposals 2020 (600,000 EUR)
In order to provide a targeted response to the global outbreak caused by COVID-19, the Central European Initiative (CEI) has launched the COVID-19 Extraordinary Call for Proposals 2020. The call purposely aims at addressing quickly the specific needs of communities in CEI Member States…[more]
Coronavirus Fast Response Fund for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine
In response to the coronavirus outbreak, the Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation (BST) is launching a new call for proposals on Coronavirus Fast Response Fund. The purpose of the call is to mobilize civic initiatives in the wider Black Sea region meant to help limit the coronavirus crisis…[more]
UKRI Funding Call for Ideas to Address COVID-19 (United Kingdom)
The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is inviting proposals for short-term projects addressing and mitigating the health, social, economic, cultural and environmental impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak…[more]
Zagoriy Foundation announces Grant Contest to Support COVID-19 Counteraction Projects – Ukraine
The Zagoriy Foundation is seeking applications to provide grant support to non-profit organizations to develop initiatives that counteract COVID-19. The Foundation’s goal is to support projects related to the prevention, mitigation and mitigation of the pandemic in Ukraine…[more]
Call for Proposals: Loden-UNDP Bhutan Covid-19 Response Fund
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Loden Foundation in partnership with UNDP Bhutan invites business proposals from Bhutanese individuals and groups. The proposals must directly address challenges and problems caused or worsened by the Covid-19 outbreak, and do so through agricultural production, job creation, or tackling new needs using innovation, technology and nature-based solutions…[more]
Apply Now for the Community COVID-19 United Relief Fund – United States
The Central Alabama Community Foundation and River Region United Way have announced a $200,000 Community COVID-19 United Relief Fund to support nonprofit emergency response and recovery efforts in the River Region area of Central Alabama and the Wiregrass…[more]
Special Call for Proposals: Fast-track Innovative Projects to Counter the Impacts of COVID-19 (Mauritius)
Through this Special Call, the MRIC aims to contribute towards efforts being deployed nationally, through the provision of dedicated and targeted funding for Research and Innovation based actions. The objective of this Special Call is to develop and expedite the production (or adaptation) of technologies and services that will assist the health and relevant authorities in their work…[more]
Rhode Island Foundation announces COVID-19 Response Fund Grants
The Rhode Island Foundation and United Way of Rhode Island are seeking applications for its COVID-19 Response Fund Grants to support Rhode Island nonprofit organizations at the forefront of COVID-19 response….[more]
UN announces Grants for Countering and Alleviating the Impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Ukraine
The United Nations has announced a grant for countering and alleviating the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in target communities of Donetsk, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts…[more]
Covid-19 Rapid Response Grant Round 2020 – Australia
The Chief Minister’s Charitable Fund has announced the Covid-19 Rapid Response Grant Round with an aim of supporting organisations to continue to deliver important and much-needed services to the community during the Covid-19 pandemic…[more]
Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation seeking Applications for COVID-19 Emergency Grants – United States
The Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation is seeking applications for its Coronavirus (COVID-19) Emergency Grants to support organizations on the frontlines of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) response. Emergency grants from the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation are meant to provide flexible funding for organizations so they can apply for the support they need….[more]
Breakfast Club of Canada issues COVID-19 Special Grants for Community Organizations
The Breakfast Club of Canada is issuing COVID-19 special grants for community organizations to help ensure children and families have access to food during the crisis….[more]
Nellie Mae Education Foundation launches Rapid Response Grant Fund (COVID-19) – United States
The Nellie Mae Education Foundation is seeking applications for its Rapid Response Grant Fund to respond to the hate crimes and bias against Asian American communities resulting from COVID-19….[more]
UNDP COVID-19 Challenge: Calling for Innovation in a Time of Crisis (Serbia)
The crisis caused by the COVID 19 virus in Serbia is accelerating. The Government has introduced measures to control the epidemic in its initial phase and to overcome it on mid/ longer-term. To improve needed capacities the government is procuring necessary medical supplies, machinery and equipment for a systematic response to the outbreak. …[more]
The De Colores Rapid Response Fund supporting for Organizers Responding to COVID-19 (United States)
As the outbreak of COVID-19 presents growing and unprecedented challenges for organizers nationwide, Peace Developement Fund’s De Colores Rapid Response Fund, designed for strategic intervention in movement moments like this, offers grants of $500 to $1,000 to grassroots organizations working to make positive community interventions…[more]
Grants to provide Assistance to Individuals and Families affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic in Santa Barbara County
The Santa Barbara Foundation, United Way of Santa Barbara County, and Hutton Parker Foundation are leading a countywide collaborative with members of the Foundation Roundtable to provide assistance to individuals and families as well as organizations…[more]
Rapid Response and Women’s Solidarity Grant Program – COVID-19 (Georgia)
Women’s Fund has announced the rapid response grant program, which is specifically COVID-19 pandemic with the urgent work is dedicated. Grant program to participate in the reception to women registered and unregistered groups, whose activities in the areas of women’s and girls’ rights protection…[more]
CNRS Flash Call COVID-19 Management in Lebanon
The National Council for Scientific Research launches an urgent declaration, FLASH CALL, to provide financial support for effective medical and technical projects and initiatives, that will give practical results to address the challenges Current recovery, and enabling the health sector in Lebanon to directly benefit from its products…[more]
Omidyar Network India announces Rapid Response Funding for Covid-19
Omidyar Network India has announced a call for proposals for rapid response funding to tackle the challenges posed by the Covid-19 situation and the consequent socio-economic impact…[more]
Funding for Community-based Mutual Assistance Initiatives during the Coronavirus Epidemic in Ukraine
The International Renaissance Foundation is renewing its humanitarian solidarity initiative, which was launched in 2014, and is announcing the first grant competition within this framework. The Foundation is ready to support a wide variety of community -based mutual assistance initiatives during the coronavirus epidemic in Ukraine. Practical assistance should be given to those who remain most vulnerable to the epidemic, given the socio-economic situation of particular social groups…[more]
Coronavirus Community Fund in Northern Ireland
The Coronavirus Community Fund is open to community organisations throughout Northern Ireland, who are supporting isolated older people at this time. The focus of the fund will be to offer community organisations emergency funding to deal with emerging issues in the community, affecting older people (aged 50 and over), as a result of the continuing threat of coronavirus, and the need for self isolation, and potential for further exacerbation of loneliness and isolation of these older people…[more]
Greater Toledo Community Foundation announces COVID-19 Response Fund – United States
The COVID-19 Response Fund of the Greater Toledo Community Foundation requests proposals from nonprofit organizations in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan that incurred unexpected expenses working with communities who are disproportionately impacted by corona virus and the economic consequences of the outbreak….[more]
