PA to award $10 million in grants for COVID-19 vaccine, treatment and therapy research

Ioannis Pashakis//July 17, 2020

The state is now accepting applications for $10 million in grant funding through its COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments and Therapies program to support advancement in new methods to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

Applications for the program end July 24 and are open for colleges and universities, for-profit companies, academic medical centers, nonprofit research institutions and economic development organizations.

Grants will be awarded to entities that demonstrate both a financial need and a well-defined pathway to accelerating the commercialization of a vaccine, treatment or therapy against COVID-19, the Governor’s office wrote in a press release.

“Our commonwealth is home to some of the most brilliant minds and institutions and has a history of being a leader in developing groundbreaking science and advancing new, life-sustaining technologies,” said Gov. Tom Wolf, who announced the grants on Thursday. “As we continue to take mitigation efforts seriously, we want to support groups that can move Pennsylvania forward in the development of treatments that can halt the spread of COVID-19 and protect our families, friends, and communities for the long-term.”

The program will be administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Office of Technology and Innovation.

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