Bridging Investments in Abortion and Contraception Research Grant

The Society of Family Planning is offering the Bridging Investments in Abortion and Contraception Research Grant to support the completion of NIH grants focused on abortion and contraception. This funding aims to mitigate the impact of recent funding terminations by ensuring that vital research continues, promoting equitable access to reproductive health. Proposals can request up to $100,000 and must detail their alignment with the Society's mission, planned activities, and budget within a 24-month timeline.

NOTE: Proposals may be submitted on a rolling basis and will be evaluated monthly. The funding opportunity will close when the funds for the given year are exhausted.
Purpose
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the world's largest biomedical research funder. Its investment in research is critical to understanding the causes and distribution of health burdens and developing strategies to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities. Under the current administration, there is a risk that impactful research projects may be disrupted due to the unprecedented termination of funding based on topical foci. Efforts to understand the scope of terminations are underway and litigation to address the legality of such terminations is ongoing.
The Society of Family Planning deeply understands the potential loss of knowledge if NIH grants are ended abruptly without resources. As such, the Society is offering the Bridging investments in abortion and contraception research funding opportunity. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to support the completion or partial completion of terminated NIH grants focused on abortion and/or contraception in the US, ensuring that research efforts still have their intended impact on just and equitable abortion and contraception informed by science.
Research focus
This funding opportunity will support proposals focused on completing or partially completing a terminated NIH grant related to abortion and/or contraception in the US. Proposals must:
Clearly articulate how the proposed work aligns with the Society's mission.Provide a detailed plan that outlines the activities that will be completed with the requested funds.Include an appropriate and justified budget and timeline for the proposed work.
Please note that this funding opportunity does not support the development and/or implementation of new research that has not yet secured NIH funding or research that continues to be funded by the NIH. Funding from the Society may be combined with other sources of support, with transparent disclosure at the time of application.
Grants will be made to organizations on behalf of a named principal investigator (PI). Grants are limited, without exception, to tax-exempt organizations and to the named PI of the NIH grant. Applicants do not need to be members of the Society.
Funds and duration
We invite proposals with budgets up to $100,000 that can be completed within 24 months. We anticipate supporting five grants in 2025 and five grants in 2026. The funding opportunity will close when the funds for the given year are exhausted.