Medical and Scientific Research Grants FY 2021

OrganizationLocationStateGrant DescriptionAmount Paid
Iowa State UniversityAmesIATo study respiratory virus infection in immunocompromised children.$108,122.00
Iowa State UniversityAmesIADevelop technology for saliva-based diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2 and Ebola viruses.$209,508.00
Iowa State UniversityAmesIAAcquire a state-of-the-art biological typing and analysis system.$243,585.00
Iowa State UniversityAmesIATo study a biochemical mechanism involved in the formation of mature blood cells.$102,281.00
Iowa State UniversityAmesIAPurchase instrumentation for advanced microscopy.$400,000.00
University of IllinoisUrbanaILSupport research into the relationship between protein structure, conformation and biological function.$114,214.00
University of IllinoisUrbanaILTo purchase advanced instrumentation for high-throughput cell analysis.$477,520.00
University of IllinoisUrbanaILAcquire instrumentation for chemical analysis.$463,000.00
University of IowaIowa CityIAEndow a gene therapy laboratory in the Institute for Vision Research.$500,000.00
University of IowaIowa CityIASupport research on type 2 diabetes.$166,000.00
University of IowaIowa CityIASupport development of a self-collection testing kit for COVID-19.$50,000.00
University of IowaIowa CityIAFund a coronavirus research pilot grant program.$1,000,000.00
University of IowaIowa CityIAAcquire respirator testing equipment.$109,592.00
University of IowaIowa CityIAPurchase an advanced confocal microscope.$600,000.00
University of IowaIowa CityIAProvide major program and endowment support at the University of IowaCarver College of Medicine – Iowa Neuroscience Institute.$3,100,000.00
University of IowaIowa CityIAProvide support for a major inititive in respiratory and pulmonary biomedical engineering.$1,500,000.00
16TOTAL$9,143,822.00