11 March 2020
Spring Budget 2020 includes £30m for NIHR to support rapid COVID-19 research
Theme: Research and development
Introduced by
HM Treasury
Targeted at
National Institute for Health Research, researchers
Timings
Announced on 11 March 2020
Stated aims
To fund rapid research into COVID-19
Summary
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is given funding for COVID-19 related research. NIHR will fund projects to support research into the disease and interventions to respond to it.
Source(s)
Gov.uk policy paper