DBT Next-Generation Vaccines, Diagnostics and Therapeutics — Livestock & Aquaculture
Supports next-generation vaccines, diagnostics, and treatments for animal and aquaculture health improvements.
DBT Next-Generation Vaccines, Diagnostics and Therapeutics for Livestock and Aquaculture is a Department of Biotechnology call for Indian academic and research organisations working on animal-health platforms. It sits in DBT’s biotechnology portfolio and is aimed at next-generation vaccines, DIVA diagnostics, and therapeutics for livestock and aquaculture. The call is annual and between cycles in the current record, with the most recent deadline on May 15, 2026. The funding range runs from Rs 2.5 crore for individual proposals to Rs 10 crore for collaborative proposals, and the programme is set around projects at roughly TRL 3. Applicants must be Indian organisations, with for-profit firms excluded, and PI/Co-PI teams that already hold Rs 20 crore or more in cumulative ongoing DBT funding are not eligible. The best fit is a consortium that can show technical maturity without claiming full commercial readiness. DBT is looking for research groups that can move animal-health tools toward usable platforms, so proposals need a clear translational plan, a tight fit to livestock or aquaculture, and enough scientific depth to justify collaborative support rather than a smaller standalone grant.
No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: Annual.