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$59,273,750

Department of Health and Human Services·National Institutes of Health

to TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE

biotechactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2021 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2021-04-01·LATEST ACTION2026-02-27·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_75N93021C00015_7529_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

AWARD OF THE BASE TO UPENN FOR CEIRR CONTRACT 75N93021C00015. THIS CONTRACT WILL SUPPORT THE NIAID CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR INFLUENZA RESEARCH AND RESPONSE (CEIRR)

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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In plain English

Funding increment for UPenn's ongoing influenza research program (initiated 2021), supporting NIH's Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response.

Sub-sectors
vaccine-researchpandemic-preparednessniaid
Why this matters

Strengthens U.S. pandemic preparedness capacity through academic research on influenza vaccines and response, critical for future outbreak mitigation.

Supply-chain signal

Sustains demand for research reagents, lab equipment, and vaccine development materials through academic research infrastructure.

U.S.–China competition angle

Maintains U.S. leadership in vaccine research and pandemic preparedness against competing global capabilities in China and Russia.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-06-07. Cost: $0.018299.

Period of performance
Start
2021-04-01
End
2027-09-21
Status
activein 447 days
Sources

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