The Joint Steering Council of the University of Maryland Strategic Partnership: MPowering the State (MPower) invites proposals from collaborators at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
MPower is a collaboration between the state of Maryland’s two most powerful public research engines: UMB and UMCP to strengthen and serve the state of Maryland and its citizens.
Since its creation in 2012, MPower has fostered hundreds of collaborations from across both institutions that are growing Maryland’s innovation economy, advancing interdisciplinary research, increasing educational benefits, and addressing the state’s most critical issues.
COVID-19 Pandemic: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented challenges to our communities and healthcare system. The ongoing impact of the virus’ transmission throughout the population, including Maryland communities and health systems, is expected to continue through 2020.
The MPower COVID-19 Response Fund is designed to be a strategic and agile mechanism that supports innovative, responsive, high-impact projects. Funded projects should aim to improve the health of the people of Maryland by reducing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic through scientific, medical, public health, social, behavioral, or policy/legal approaches and/or by supporting those most at risk or experiencing the greatest disparities in care.