24 March 2020 – Funding announced for research and development regarding Covid-19

This item is sourced from the CCCSL: CSH Covid-19 Control Strategies List co-ordinated by the Complexity Science Hub Vienna, Austria. We are in the process of gathering further information and aligning taxonomies for these items.

Intervention Categories: Finance policy and financial aid; Financial aid to health services; Research and development
Level of Jurisdiction: National

Overview: The financing of each project will be up to 30 thousand euros, in addition to the own resources associated with the reorientation of research and development teams underway in the research and development units supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). At this stage, and as of now, FCT will provide 1.5 million euros for this program, to be financed by national funds through the FCT budget.
Full details here: https://www.portugal.gov.pt/pt/gc22/comunicacao/noticia?i=financiamento-para-investigacao-e-desenvolvimento-relacionados-com-a-pandemia-de-covid-19

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