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Grant Awards
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Receivables [Abstract]  
Grant Awards GRANT AWARDS
NICHD Non-Dilutive Grant Funding

The Company has received notices of awards and non-dilutive grant funding from NICHD to support the development of Ovaprene, DARE-PTB1 and DARE-LARC1. NICHD issues notices of awards to the Company for a specified amount, and the Company must incur and track expenses eligible for reimbursement under the award and submit a detailed accounting of such expenses to receive payment. If the Company receives payments under the award, the amounts of such payments are recognized in the statements of operations as a reduction to research and development activities as the related costs are incurred to meet those obligations over the period.
Ovaprene
From 2018 through 2021, the Company received approximately $1.9 million of non-dilutive grant funding from NICHD for clinical development efforts supporting Ovaprene. All funds under the final notice of award had been disbursed as of December 31, 2021.
DARE-PTB1
In August 2020, the Company received a notice of award of a grant from NICHD to support the development of DARE-PTB1. The award in the amount of $300,000 was for the "Phase I" segment of the project outlined in the Company's grant application, which is ongoing. Additional potential funding of up to approximately $2.0 million for the "Phase II" segment of the project outlined in the grant application is contingent upon satisfying specified requirements, including, assessment of the results of the Phase I segment, determination that the Phase I goals were achieved, and availability of funds. There is no guarantee the Company will receive any Phase II award.
The Company recorded credits to research and development expense for costs related to the NICHD award of approximately $17,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2022. At March 31, 2022, the Company recorded a receivable of approximately $19,000 for expenses incurred through such date that it believes are eligible for reimbursement under the grant.
DARE-LARC1
In September 2021, the Company received a notice of award of a grant from NICHD to support the development of DARE-LARC1. The award in the amount of approximately $300,000 is to be used to explore device insertion and removal in non-clinical studies, which is to occur during the period of September 2021 through August 2022.
The Company recorded credits to research and development expense of approximately $165,000 for costs related to the NICHD award during the three months ended March 31, 2022. At March 31, 2022, the Company recorded a receivable of approximately $173,000 for expenses incurred through such date that it believes is eligible for reimbursement under the grant.
DARE-LARC1 Non-Dilutive Grant Funding
MBI Grant Agreement
The Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, MBI, was awarded $5.4 million to support the development of DARE-LARC1 under a grant agreement with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, or the Foundation. The funding period under this agreement ended on June 30, 2021. Expenses eligible for funding were incurred, tracked and reported to the Foundation. MBI received aggregate payments under this agreement of approximately $5.4 million. At June 30, 2021, all payments under this agreement associated with research and development expenses for DARE-LARC1 had been incurred and reported to the Foundation.
2021 DARE-LARC1 Grant Agreement
In June 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with the Foundation, or the 2021 DARE-LARC1 Grant Agreement, under which the Company was awarded up to $48.95 million to support the development of DARE-LARC1. The 2021 DARE-LARC1 Grant Agreement will support technology development and preclinical activities over the period of June 30, 2021 to November 1, 2026, to advance DARE-LARC1 in non-clinical proof of principle studies. The Company received an initial payment of $11.45 million in July 2021. Additional payments are contingent upon the DARE-LARC1 program’s achievement of specified development and reporting milestones. At March 31, 2022, approximately $9.7 million of deferred grant funding liability under this agreement was recorded in the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheet.