Who funds neglected tropical disease research?

We count 68 funded neglected tropical disease projects, active between 2022 and 2034, from 4 funders. The most came from Gates Foundation (46 projects), EU · Health (8 projects) and Wellcome (7 projects). The median award is $1.3M, across the 66 of 68 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

68

Funders

4

Median award

$1.3M

Open calls now

0

Top funders of neglected tropical disease research

Projects whose title or summary mentions neglected tropical disease. Median award: of the projects that list an amount, in US dollars; “—” when fewer than 3 do.

Open neglected tropical disease funding calls

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Funded neglected tropical disease projects

A sample, latest start first, at most three per program.

• Decoding the triad: the interplay between Environment, Pathogen, and Host in melioidosis (DeEPH)
  Wellcome · £1,867,063 · ends 2034
• Structural characterization of key venom toxin neutralization vulnerabilities
  Wellcome · £3,441,833 · ends 2032
• The Carter Center — Neglected Tropical Diseases
  Gates Foundation · $25,000,000 · ends 2030
• Accelerating pre-clinical drug discovery for schistosomiasis
  Wellcome · £9,967,689 · ends 2030
• University of Birmingham — Neglected Tropical Diseases
  Gates Foundation · $2,415,078 · ends 2030
• University of Surrey — Neglected Tropical Diseases
  Gates Foundation · $1,495,720 · ends 2030
• Functional genomics to unveil the early intra-mammalian development of schistosomes
  UKRI · UKRI FLF · £595,588 · ends 2029
• Glycans for Snakebite Detection & Treatment
  UKRI · BBSRC · ends 2028
• Eliminating Leishmaniasis: Novel Strategies to Prevent Leishmania Transmission and Control Sand Flies through Pharmacological Treatment
  EU · ERC · €1,999,740 · 2026–2031 · UPPSALA UNIVERSITET
• RAISE: Recombinant Antivenoms for Intervention of Snakebite
  EU · ERC · €150,000 · 2026–2027 · DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET

How we count

Funded projects come from public award records (NIH RePORTER, NSF, EU CORDIS, UKRI Gateway to Research, Wellcome, the Gates Foundation, DOE, NASA and USDA NIFA) whose title or summary matches “neglected tropical”. NIH lists each budget year separately; one project counts once. Amounts are as the funder lists them; medians use only projects that list one, in US dollars. Open calls and forecasts are from our listings of October 28, 2026. A project can mention a topic without being mainly about it, so treat the counts as a guide to who funds the area.