The US Department of Defense has announced a new funding opportunity related to the COVID-19 national emergency. The Newton Award for Transformative Ideas During the COVID-19 Pandemic is now available on grants.gov, with proposals due May 15th. See this link.
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Higher Ed Community Seeking Support for Research and Additional Funds for Institutions in “Phase 4”
As the push for a “Phase 4” coronavirus bill gains steam, the higher education community has come up with a set of requests for the still-developing package, some of which would augment provisions in “Phase 3” while others would create new sources of funding.
The broader higher education community is jointly advocating for this proposal, which would add approximately $47 billion to the Higher Education Fund that was created in the $2.2-trillion CARES Act. The request is based on a set of assumptions that the community made in order to craft a timely proposal.
The research university community is making another push for research funding in a Phase 4 package. In an effort to address a portion of the problems being caused by the pandemic, the group proposal calls for, among other items, $26 billion in the next legislative package to address the various needs in the research enterprise.
DARPA Releases COVID-19 FAQs Document
Like the DOD Office of Basic Research, DARPA has released a FAQs document in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The document is available here.
DOD Basic Research Office Releases COVID-19 FAQs Document
Like the NSF, the DOD Office of Basic Research has released its own FAQs document in response to the OMB M-20-17 Memo that was issued to agencies on March 19.
Broader Higher Education Community Looks to Engage with Federal Government to Address Community-Wide Challenges
Yesterday, the broader higher education community sent to Congress a series of recommendations and requests for assistance aimed at stabilizing the entire enterprise as it tries to cope with COVID-19. The requests fall into a number of distinct categories:
- One set of requests addresses the immediate financial challenges facing both students and institutions.
- Another set of requests focuses on the unique circumstances that research universities face as they deal with trying to mitigate the impact on research.
- The third set focuses on tax-related provisions that could assist students, families, and institutions.