American Diabetes Association COVID-19 and Diabetes Research Award

Recent clinical experience has shown that people with diabetes are at higher risk of death from COVID19 and that COVID-19 drives an increased risk of hyperglycemia and other complications in those with and without diabetes. This is in addition to the risk due to advanced age and chronic disease. Both the biological mechanisms underlying this risk and how to minimize it remain poorly understood. There is an urgent need for research to understand the impact of diabetes on COVID-19 and vice versa. This is true at a basic and clinical level. 
 
The goal of this RFA is to use a rapid application and review process to identify at least 10 grants of up to $100,000 each in this area and of high scientific merit for immediate funding.