Organizations have announced further funding opportunities to address the global COVID-19 pandemic. Below is a list of some of the funding opportunities available for you and your organization to help combat COVID-19 around the world.
Islamic Development Bank
Call for Innovation via Transform Fund 2020
The Islamic Development Banks has announced the ‘Transform Fund Call for Innovation 2020’ will focus entirely on supporting Member Country’s long-term preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The call for innovations is focused on advanced technology, health supply chain management, low-cost rapid tests and screening, and capacity building.
Deadline: June 1, 2020
The Booz Allen Foundation
Innovation Fund
The Booz Allen Foundation has established a $1 million Innovation Fund to help nonprofits, entrepreneurs, thought leaders, innovators, startups and small businesses improve COVID-19 relief efforts through data, technology, and diverse intellectual capital.
Deadline: June 5, 2020
MIT Solve
Health Security & Pandemics
MIT Solve’s 2020 Global Challenge is awarding over $1.5 million USD to innovations relating to health security and pandemics. They are seeking tech innovations that can slow and track the spread of an emerging outbreak and solutions that focus on preventative and mitigation measures that strengthen access to affordable primary healthcare systems, enhance disease surveillance systems, and improve healthcare supply chains.
Deadline: June 18, 2020
USAID
Development Innovation Ventures (DIV)
USAID’s Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) has flexible, tiered grant funding to test new ideas, take strategic risks, build evidence of what works, and advance the best solutions. They look for solutions that demonstrate rigorous evidence of impact, cost-effectiveness, and a viable pathway to scale and sustainability. Funding opportunities range from $200,000 to $1.5 million USD based on the stage of the idea.
Deadline: Applications are open year-round and reviewed on a rolling basis
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome, and Mastercard announced $125 million in seed funding for COVID-19 response innovations. TThe COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator will play a catalytic role by accelerating and evaluating new and repurposed drugs and biologics to treat patients with COVID-19 in the immediate term, and other viral pathogens in the longer-term. The Accelerator is focused on identifying, assessing, developing, and scaling-up treatments.
Deadline: N/A
Global Innovation Exchange
COVID-19 Innovation Hub
The Global Innovation Exchange has created a databased of COVID-19 response and recovery funding opportunities from around the world. The webpage allows for a more detailed search of funding opportunities that meet your need.
Deadline: N/A
Open Road Alliance
Response to COVID-19
The Open Road Alliance has funding opportunities ranging from charitable grants up to $100,000 USD and loans in amounts up to $1 million USD. Their loan program covers lost even revenue, accelerating incoming emergency funds, and co-investing to support social enterprises.
Deadline: N/A
Creative Destruction Lab
Creative Destruction Lab Recovery
The Creative Destruction Lab has launched funding for individuals and teams developing innovations that directly address public health (diagnostic tests, telemedicine, PPE, etc.) or economic recovery (remote operation, automation, food supply, etc.) challenges created by the global COVID-19 crisis.
Deadline: N/A
IBM
Call for Code COVID-19 Global Challenge
IBM is accepting applications for technology solutions to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 or climate change for a chance to win $200,000. The platform has also made learning and finding teammates more accessible.
Deadline: N/A
SKOLL
COVID-19 Grants
Skoll has announced increased funding towards COVID-19 innovations. They have a databased webpage of the various grant opportunities available around the world.
Deadline: N/A
Co-Creation Hub
Call for Projects – Funding and Design Support for COVID-19 Projects
The Co-Creation Hub is looking to fund and provide research and design support via their Design Lab for COVID-19 related projects.
Deadline: N/A
Google Cloud
Google Cloud Research Credits
Google Cloud research credit can help advance your research by giving you access to computing power. They are funding projects from modelling the COVID-19 outbreak to predicting sepsis and discovering new plants.
Deadline: N/A
EOSC
COVID-19 Fast Track Funding
EOSC Secretariat has announced fast-tracked funding for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Deadline: N/A
Omidyar Network India
Rapid Response Funding Initiative to Address the Covid-19 Crisis
Omidyar Network India 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. They are accepting proposals for funding up to $1.4 million USD. This opportunity is for NGOs, research organizations, and for-profit businesses, registered as Indian entities, and organizations seeking to do this on a no-profit basis.
Deadline: N/A
DFID UK
Open Call: Building Resilient Health Systems through the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
As part of the COVIDaction initiative, the Department for International Development (DFID) and its partners are pleased to announce the launch of the Resilient Health Systems Open Call for Innovations. The Open Call will explore the role of technology and innovations in supporting countries and their development partners to build resilient health systems as they respond to the COVID-19 crisis.
Deadline: June 18, 2020
This list was last updated: June 3, 2020
