This is a wiki where we collect funding sources to support work related to Covid19. Please feel free to add your own, just hit the pencil symbol at the bottom right of this post and go ahead!
Thanks to @daveed and @hires for getting this list going!
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WeFunder Coronavirus Accelerator $50K plus mentorship (due April 3rd)
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Khosla Ventures likes black swan events. Submit 5 page plan
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Action Against Corona funding
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April 5 https://www.ahealthierworld.jhu.edu/launchpad-covid-19-rfa
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April 6 AHA Rapid Response Grant COVID-19 and Its Cardiovascular Impact
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April 7 California Stem Cell Call
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April 15 Call for startups tackling Covid-19
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May 21 Russell Sage Call
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June 18 MIT SOLVE Funding for Health Security & Pandemics Challenge
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Health Transformer Startup + Health Setup Meeting
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Sam Altman Funding for COVID-19 Startups
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List of COVID19 Funding Opportunities from UC Berkeley
Here’s a few from my inbox today (also rather US-focused): -
BlackRock
Commits $50 million to help meet immediate needs of those most affected (announcement) -
Ford Foundation, Nonprofit Finance Fund, and others
NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund (announcement) -
IFC
Increasing its COVID-19 related financing availability to $8 billion as part of a $14 billion World Bank Group package, up from an earlier $6 billion (announcement) -
MacArthur Foundation
Chicago Community COVID-19 Response Fund (announcement) -
Mastercard, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Wellcome
COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator (announcement) -
Open Road Alliance
Open Road Impact Fund (providing short-term bridge loans - more info) COVID-19 loan products -
The Rockefeller Foundation
Commits $20 million in COVID-19 assistance to create a better tracking and management system and support vulnerable communities (announcement) -
Vital Capital Fund
Launched emergency debt facility to offer critical funding to impactful African companies during coronavirus pandemic (press release) -
Grant Station COVID related funding list