USF launches second funding round for pandemic projects
May 29, 2020 - The University of South Florida's COVID-19 Rapid Response Grants program has made a second round of investments in faculty research projects to address the COVID-19 pandemic. The projects range from new medical interventions to detect and stop infections to innovations in personal protective equipment. Faculty from nine colleges spanning USF Tampa, USF St. Petersburg and USF Sarasota-Manatee are involved in the projects. One of the projects, led by Joan Reid of the USFSP College of Arts & Sciences, will look at the mental health impacts of COVID-19 on detained youth. A complete list of projects is here. A total of $344,855 will support this new round of research projects. USF is partnering with the Florida High Tech Corridor Council, which is contributing $100,000 in support of five of the proposals which have the potential for technology commercialization. The first round of grants was awarded in April.