Expand pathways for Long COVID research that can spur rapid innovation and breakthroughs.

For: Medical researchers and advocacy organizations.

Recommended Ideas:

• Increased research funding: Increase federal funding for Long COVID research.
• Research innovation pipeline: Allocate a percentage of federal funding for Long COVID research towards “high-risk, high-reward” research, proposals of which are reviewed and prioritized both by researchers, as well as by people with Long COVID. These research initiatives would have shorter timelines for research to encourage rapid learning and development.
• Global knowledge exchange: Broker connections globally to identify what other health care professionals and researchers are doing and learning.
• Recruitment partnerships: Work with grassroots partners and advocacy groups to rapidly recruit a more racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse cohort to participate in the RECOVER Initiative.
• Alternative funding models: Leverage other innovation funding models, such as venture capital and crowdfunding.