The NSF has issued a Dear Colleague Letter encouraging submissions of NSF RAPID proposals to conduct non-medical, non-clinical care research relating to the Ebola virus.  The RAPID funding mechanism is used for proposals having a severe urgency with regard to availability of, or access to data, facilities or specialized equipment and only internal merit review is required.  Requests may be for up to $200K and of one year duration.  PI(s) must contact the NSF program officer(s) whose expertise is most germane to the proposal topic before submitting a RAPID proposal.  The deadline for this opportunity is rolling.

More information:
Dear Colleague Letter on the Ebola Virus
NSF RAPID Funding Mechanism

Questions about this announcement from those in the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences may be directed to Erin Cromack (cromack@fas.harvard.edu, 617-496-5252) or Susan Gomes (sgomes@fas.harvard.edu, 617-496-9448).