Small Project Assistance
Small Project Assistance supports early-career investigators and practitioners with pilot work, targeted analyses, and project-linked training to advance sexually transmitted infection research and practice.
Funder: American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association
Due Dates: July 1, 2026 (Summer deadline) | November 2, 2026 (Winter applications open) | January 1, 2027 (Winter deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $5,000 per request for focused, short-term support; smaller requests are more likely to be funded
Summary: Supports pilot work, targeted analyses, and project-linked skill building that advance sexually transmitted infection research and practice.
Key Information: Proposals should not be submitted solely by advanced-career investigators; industry and for-profit organizations are ineligible.
Description
Small Project Assistance (SPA), run by the American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association (ASTDA), provides targeted, short-term funding to help early-career investigators and practitioners advance clearly defined projects in sexually transmitted infections. The program aims to remove practical barriers and support work that generates preliminary data, builds momentum, or completes a specific project milestone.
Supported activities include pilot data collection, targeted analyses, development or testing of tools, surveys, or protocols, and short-term field, laboratory, or community-based work. Focused training and skill building must be directly tied to a project. SPA emphasizes discrete activities rather than ongoing operations or general salary support, with review focused on project fit, feasibility, proposal quality, and an appropriate budget.
