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NIH funding notice PAR-20-177

Emergency Awards: Rapid Investigation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Closed on August 14, 2020.

Posted
April 30, 2020
Close date
August 14, 2020
Activity codes
Not stated on the notice page
Institutes taking part
Not stated on the notice page

Read the notice on Grants.gov · NIH Guide page

The notices it replaced

Its page was not saved, so the notices it replaced are not known.

Who won it before

40 competing awards (new and renewals) from FY2014 to FY2025 under this notice and the notices it replaced: $15,078,023 in first-year total cost, median $428,026.

Most frequent study sections

  1. Special Emphasis Panel[ZAI1 AMC-W (M1)]3
  2. Special Emphasis Panel[ZAI1 CB-W (S2)]3
  3. Special Emphasis Panel[ZAI1 IS-W (S1)]3
  4. Special Emphasis Panel[ZAI1 IS-W (S2)]3
  5. Special Emphasis Panel[ZAI1 JHM-X (S3)]3

Most frequent institutions

  1. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO3
  2. COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY2
  3. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE2
  4. TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA2
  5. UNIVERSITY OF UTAH2
Competing awards under PAR-20-177 and the notices it replaced
FYProjectPIsInstitutionFirst-year costStudy section
2022Elucidating Airborne SARS-CoV-2 Infectivity at Single Aerosol Resolution1R21AI161501-01DEVOE, DON LMILTON, DONALD KIRBYUNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK, MD$414,425ZAI1
2021Identifying and inhibiting the SARS-CoV-2 packaging mechanism1R21AI159666-01DOUDNA, JENNIFER AJ. DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES, CA$519,750ZAI1
2021Defining therapeutic drug targets for SARS-CoV-2-specific and pan-coronavirus inhibition1R21AI161212-01RICE, CHARLES MROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY, NY$483,500ZAI1
2021Exploring the Coronavirus Exoribonuclease as an Antiviral Target1R21AI161230-01WELLER, SANDRA KWRIGHT, DENNIS L.UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT, CT$463,700ZAI1
2021Targeting Coronavirus through Nucleocapsid Phosphorylation1R21AI161678-01KLEIN, PETER SUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, PA$446,875ZAI1
2021Identification of Host Directed Drug Targets for SARS-CoV-2 Using Transposon Mutagenesis1R21AI161275-01BRUCHEZ, ANNACASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, OH$442,750ZAI1
2021Accelerated discovery of cell-active SARS-CoV-2 polymerase inhibitors via molecular dynamic guided screening and optimization1R21AI161232-01GOLDEN, JENNIFER E.UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON, WI$442,542ZAI1
2021GS-441524 is Pharmacodynamically Equivalent to Remdesivir and Pharmacokinetically Superior Drug for the Treatment of COVID-191R21AI159246-01LI, CHUNUNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR, TX$442,002ZAI1
2021Elucidating the transcriptional mechanisms that control the expression of the SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE21R21AI158240-01XU, JIANUT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER, TX$441,479ZAI1
2021Novel small-molecule inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 protease1R21AI159323-01SONG, YONGCHENGBAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, TX$440,000ZAI1
2021In vivo tracking of inhaled ACE2 targeting theranostic nanodrugs delivery to the lungs using magnetic particle imaging1R21AI159928-01WANG, PINGMICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, MI$430,375ZAI1
2021RNA-dependent RNA Polymerase Assays for Biochemical Characterization and Antiviral Drug Discovery1R21AI157903-01VAN LANEN, STEVEN GARYUNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, KY$417,474ZAI1
2021Develop Potent Methyltransferase Inhibitors to Target Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)1R21AI158176-01ZHENG, Y. GEORGEUNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, GA$415,250ZAI1
2021Develop novel inhaled neutralizing RNA therapeutics against COVID-191R21AI161075-01ROSSI, JOHN JOSEPHBECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE/CITY OF HOPE, CA$396,000ZAI1
2021Targeting a Human Acyltransferase for Broad-Spectrum Antivirals1R21AI160508-01LOWERY, ROBERT GBELLBROOK LABS, LLC, WI$390,500ZAI1
2021Host inflammatory response to SARS-CoV-21R21AI158788-01GALE, MICHAELUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, WA$264,750ZAI1
2021Integrated Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Responses During Aging1R21AI158175-01SAGE, PETER THEBRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, MA$255,860ZAI1
2021T cell modulation of COVID-19 disease1R21AI161567-01MANESS, NICHOLAS JAMESTULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA, LA$255,000ZAI1
2021Protective and Pathogenic T Cells Responding to SARS-CoV-2 in Health and Disease1R21AI160334-01WOODFOLK, JUDITH AUNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, VA$242,250ZAI1
2021MHC class II immunopeptidomics analysis of the SARS-CoV-2 proteome1R21AI158278-01LOCHHEAD, ROBERTMEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN, WI$234,000ZAI1
2021Role of Salivary Gland Localized SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Oral Tolerance & Immunization Efficacy1R21AI161600-01WELLER, MELODIE LYNNUNIVERSITY OF UTAH, UT$228,750ZAI1
2021VPS34 inhibitors as SARS-CoV-2 antivirals1R21AI161104-01BASLER, CHRISTOPHER FGEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY, GA$13,111ZAI1
2020ADE-minimized COVID-19 vaccine via epitope focusing and anti-inflammatory innate immunity1R21AI157604-01CARDOZO, TIMOTHY JNEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, NY$466,125ZAI1
2020Accurate prediction of neutralization capacity from deep mining of SARS-CoV-2 serology1R21AI158997-01KOIDE, SHOHEINEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, NY$466,125ZAI1
2020SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza Infection in the Syrian Hamster1R21AI158179-01ZEISS, CAROLINE JYALE UNIVERSITY, CT$450,500ZAI1
2020CRISPR screens for SARS-CoV-2 Host Factors1R21AI157835-01DOENCH, JOHN GERARDBROAD INSTITUTE, INC., MA$440,000ZAI1
2020Generating Novel Humanized Mouse Models for in vivo COVID19 Mechanism Studies and Therapeutics Tests1R21AI157942-01VERHEYDEN, JAMIE MUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, CA$434,000ZAI1
2020Imaging SARS-CoV-2 proteases for spatio-temporal insight into Covid-191R21AI157957-01JOKERST, JESSE VINCENTUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, CA$433,927ZAI1
2020Designing neutralization antibodies against Sars-Cov-21R21AI158114-01WANG, WEIUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, CA$433,750ZAI1
2020Targeting SARS-Related Coronaviruses with a D-peptide Entry Inhibitor1R21AI158568-01KAY, MICHAEL SUNIVERSITY OF UTAH, UT$429,481ZAI1
2020Toward a protective Covid-19 vaccine utilizing an established vector platform1R21AI158044-01SCHNELL, MATTHIAS JOHANNESTHOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY, PA$429,000ZAI1
2020Inflammatory cytokines and pyroptosis in Coronavirus infection1R21AI158064-01RE, FABIO CROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIV OF MEDICINE & SCI, IL$429,000ZAI1
2020Development of Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Therapeutics by Destabilizing the Main Protease of Coronaviruses1R21AI158210-01TANG, WEIPINGUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON, WI$427,052ZAI1
2020SARS-CoV-2 and Autophagy1R21AI158134-01JACKSON, WILLIAM TUNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE, MD$424,875ZAI1
2020Immunomodulatory effects of coronavirus membrane proteins E, M, and S.1R21AI158229-01KALAMVOKI, MARIASTEPHENS, EDWARD BRICEUNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER, KS$420,750ZAI1
2020Recombinant BCG-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine1R21AI158056-01JACKSON, MARYCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, CO$411,968ZAI1
2020Mechanisms and functional implications of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA capping and modification.1R21AI158335-01GEISS, BRIANWILUSZ, JEFFREYCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, CO$407,060ZAI1
2020EVOLVING VIRUS-SPECIFIC sACE2 MIMICS FOR COMPETITIVE INHIBITION OF SARS-CoV-21R21AI158169-01ESVELT, KEVINMASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MA$399,346ZAI1
2020Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater1R21AI157434-01SHERCHAN, SAMENDRA PTULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA, LA$89,989ZAI1
2020Exosome-display as a strategy to enhance the immunogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines based on adenoviral vectors1R21AI157606-01COUGHLAN, LYNDAICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI, NY$4,732ZAI1

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