Trends in funding research in and connected to COVID-19
March 31, 2021
It's been a year. And, what a year. As we look back on the funding that was made available, it is ideal to always look forward on the next opportunity. Because COVID-19 research is expansive - transportation,economy, education, health disparity, and other areas - understanding how funding will arrive in the coming year to understand the impact the pandemic has had on global communities. We provide a few expansive report links here:
- DevEx is a global organization focused on development: https://www.devex.com/news/interactive-who-s-funding-the-covid-19-response-and-what-are-the-priorities-96833
- ExLibris produced a video in advance of their report: https://youtu.be/24TZKUA-AMg, which highlights the main takeaways. Emerging trends include increased interdisciplinarity, emphasis on open-access and open-data, push to make funding availability and concurrent communication structure, and overall long-term sustainability of the projects and researchers that have been funded.
For some interesting analyses on overall federal R&D budget, check out the following links:
- AAAS primer on federal R&D budget: https://www.aaas.org/news/primer-federal-rd-budget-trends
- FASEB's ppt analysis of NIH funding: https://www.faseb.org/Science-Policy-and-Advocacy/Federal-Funding-Data/NIH-Research-Funding-Trends
As we look forward to positioning Arizona State University's faculty research to quickly respond to upcoming US recovery acts passed by Congress, we recommend the following analysis sites:
- Science Policy News: https://www.aip.org/fyi
- APLU: https://www.aplu.org/
- AAU: https://www.aau.edu/