Closed · RFA-OD-20-014 · CFDA 93.213;93.233;93.273;93.310;93.393;93.394;93.396;93.399;93.837;93.838;93.839;93.840;93.865;93.866 · Discretionary
Emergency Awards: Automatic Detection and Tracing of SARS-CoV-2 (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institutes of Health, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $300K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- September 15, 2020
- Close date
- 10
- Expected awards
The verdict
Emergency Awards: Automatic Detection and Tracing of SARS-CoV-2 (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) is a closed discretionary listing from National Institutes of Health that offered Up to $300,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 12,419 other opportunities from National Institutes of Health.
- up to $300K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 10
- expected awards
- 93.213;93.233;93.273;93.310;93.393;93.394;93.396;93.399;93.837;93.838;93.839;93.840;93.865;93.866
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Emergency Awards: Automatic Detection and Tra… is closed (last close September 15, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. National Institutes of Health still indexes 12,419 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed September 15, 2020
Est. Total Funding
$10,000,000
Expected Awards
10
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
NIH is issuing this FOA in response to the declared public health emergency issued by the Secretary, HHS, for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). This emergency funding opportunity announcement (FOA) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) provides an expedited funding mechanism as part of the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics-Radical (RADx-rad) initiative. The goal of this RFA is to solicit proposals for the development of novel, non-traditional approaches to identify the current SARS-CoV-2 virus or other markers of the COVID-19 disease that can be used in future outbreaks of COVID-19 and that could be applicable to other, as yet unknown, viruses. Specifically, this RFA will support the early stage development of an innovative platform that integrates aptamer biosensing with touchscreen or other digital devices to achieve real-time detection and tracing of SARS-CoV-2. The project needs to demonstrate proof-of-concept of SARS-CoV-2 detection with high sensitivity and specificity, immobilized sensor functionality, automatic signal transduction and detection by digital devices. The funding for this initiative is provided from the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, 2020. NIH expects that all projects funded under this FOA will actively coordinate, collaborate, and share data with the RADx-rad Data Coordinating Center, as allowed, and with considerations under tribal IRB processes, as appropriate. Researchers applying to this funding opportunity are strongly encouraged to review the Data Coordinating Center (DCC) funding opportunity
Wide-open applicant board · 15 Grants.gov doors
Emergency Awards: Automatic Detection and Tra… prints 15 distinct Grants.gov eligibility doors (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +11 more). Filter fit before reading award size as demand — most applicant classes appear on the row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Education · Health · Income Security and Social Services (ED;HL;ISS). This eligibility-code string dominates the National Institutes of Health book (9,741 peers, 78% of 12,420).
- Code 00
- State governments
- Code 01
- County governments
- Code 02
- City or township governments
- Code 04
- Special district governments
- Code 05
- Independent school districts
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 08
- Public / Indian housing authorities
- Code 11
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 13
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 20
- Private institutions of higher education
- Code 22
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Code 23
- Small businesses
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
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What to do next
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