UKRI COVID-19 Grant Extension Allocation (CoA) - University of Portsmouth The UKRI COVID-19 Grant Extension Allocation (CoA) provided organisations with resources to sustain UKRI grant-funded research during the period of pandemic disruption and its immediate aftermath. Some of the funding was directly used supporting the following ODA-eligible grants at University of Portsmouth: MR/N006267/1. Research and development activity contributing to the UK’s strategy to address key development challenges.