The CDC Has Posted Grants for Vaccine Research

“I’d be surprised if these studies can make back what BARDA has lost in vaccine development,” one public health expert said of these new grant opportunities posted just days before RFK Jr. announced the end of federal funding for mRNA vaccines.

Susan Monarez, nominee to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies during her confirmation hearing.
These grants were published immediately after Susan Monarez was confirmed to run the CDC. Bill Clark/AP

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier this month quietly announced 10 upcoming grant opportunities. Nearly half of them are focused on immunizations and infectious diseases.

One even calls for research into methods to promote vaccines.

The grant opportunities were published days before Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cancelled all federal contracts with companies developing mRNA vaccines. Kennedy said the cancellations were necessary to shift funding to “safer, broader vaccine platforms.