2025 Funding Round Schedule
If you have questions
We highly encourage you to read our Frequently Asked Questions. Slides from the CARB-X webinars on the 2025 funding round can be found here.
Application process
The successful applicant will progress through the three-stage process outlined below.
Please note that successful applicants must contribute funding (“cost share”) equal to a percentage of the total cost of the agreed work package. Please refer to the FAQ document for additional information regarding cost share.
1. Non-confidential Expression of Interest (EOI)
- Fillable template for salient details of proposed project
- Evaluated by CARB-X Research & Development Team for responsiveness
- Visit Apply Here to begin this process
2. Confidential project narrative and budget (“full proposal”)
- Fillable template for data-rich proposal, with several required attachments
- Low- and Middle-Income Country (LMIC)-focused programs might qualify for funding through the Official Development Assistance program
- Juried by a multidisciplinary external Advisory Board
3. Focused presentation to Advisory Board
- Short virtual presentation, followed by focused questions and answers
- Juried by a multidisciplinary external Advisory Board
- Recommendations made to CARB-X
Decisions on projects that will advance into negotiations to enter the CARB-X portfolio are made by the CARB-X Investment Committee (CIC).