NIH funding of COVID-19 research in 2020: a cross-sectional study. 

 -  2022 
<br/><br/> CONCLUSION: In the first year of the pandemic, the NIH diverted a small fraction of its budget to COVID-19 research. Future health emergencies will require research funding to pivot in a timely fashion and funding levels to be proportional to the anticipated burden of disease in the population. Copyright © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.  DESIGN: Cross-sectional study.  MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: The primary outcome was to determine the number of grants and funding amount the NIH allocated for COVID-19 by research type and clinical/scientific area. The secondary outcome was to calculate the time from the funding opportunity announcement to the award notice date.  OBJECTIVE: This study aims to characterise and evaluate the National Institutes of Health's (NIH's) grant allocation speed and pattern of COVID-19 research.  PARTICIPANTS: 1108 grants allocated to COVID-19 research.  RESULTS: The NIH awarded a total of 56 169 grants in 2020, of which 2.0% (n=1108) wwas allocated for COVID-19 research. The NIH had a US  SETTING: COVID-19 NIH RePORTER Dataset was used to identify COVID-19 relevant grants. 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>2044-6055 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059041 [doi] bmjopen-2021-059041 [pii] PMC9096053 [pmc] 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>*Biomedical Research<br/>*COVID-19<br/>COVID-19/ep [Epidemiology]<br/>Cross-Sectional Studies<br/>Financing, Organized<br/>Humans<br/>National Institutes of Health (U.S.)<br/>United States
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>MedStar Washington Hospital Center
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Nursing
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Function: </label><br/>Journal Article<br/>Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't