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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Ending the Pandemic Threat: A Grand Challenge for Universal Influenza Vaccine Development

DHHS: Offering Grants of up to $2,000,000 in US

Deadline: 22 June 2018

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Page Family have launched a program entitled ” Ending the Pandemic Threat: A Grand Challenge for Universal Influenza Vaccine Development” to identify novel, transformative concepts that will lead to development of universal influenza vaccines offering protection from morbidity and mortality caused by all subtypes of circulating and emerging (drifted and shifted) Influenza A subtype viruses and Influenza Blineage viruses for at least three to five years. It is envisaged that such a universal influenza vaccine would address the threat from both seasonal and pandemic influenza, thus alleviating the need for annual seasonal influenza vaccination campaigns, averting significant global morbidity and mortality, and better preparing the world for the next influenza pandemic.

Broad Categories

Award Information

Pilot awards ($250,000 up to $ 2 million): This request for proposals intends to fund pilot awards of up to USD $2 million over 2 years, with the anticipation that one or more pilot projects, on demonstration of promising proof-of-concept data (e.g., from animal models), may be invited to apply for a full award up to USD $10 million. Full awards would be intended to fund IND-enabling and clinical studies.

Eligibility Criteria

How to Apply

Applicants can apply online via given website.

For more information, please visit Ending the Pandemic Threat.

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