Opportunity
Simpler Grants.gov #PAR-24-265
NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant Program for High-Value Scientific Instruments
Buyer
National Institutes of Health
Posted
October 29, 2024
Respond By
June 01, 2027
Identifier
PAR-24-265
NAICS
339112, 423490
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking applications for its Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program to fund the purchase or upgrade of a single, high-value scientific instrument for research purposes. - Government Buyer: - National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Eligible Applicants: - Public and private higher education institutions - Certain nonprofit organizations - OEMs and Vendors (examples relevant to this opportunity): - Manufacturers of light microscopes, biomedical imagers, mass spectrometers, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometers, flow cytometers, DNA and protein sequencers, biosensors, and X-ray diffractometers - Products/Services Requested: - One specialized, commercially available scientific instrument or integrated instrumentation system per application - No specific part numbers or quantities; instrument types include: - Light microscopes - Biomedical imagers - Mass spectrometers - NMR spectrometers - Flow cytometers - DNA and protein sequencers - Biosensors - X-ray diffractometers - Notable Requirements: - Instrument must be high-priced and specialized - Minimum grant award: $50,000; maximum: $750,000 - Foreign entities and foreign components are not eligible - Instrument must be commercially available (not custom-built) - Only one instrument per application - Place of Performance: - NIH-supported research institutions in the United States
Description
The Shared Instrument Grant (SIG) Program encourages applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase or upgrade a single item of high-priced, specialized, commercially available instruments or integrated instrumentation system. Supported instruments include light microscopes, biomedical imagers, mass spectrometers, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers, flow cytometers, DNA and protein sequencers, biosensors, and X-ray diffractometers. The minimum award is $50,000 and the maximum award is $750,000. Eligible applicants include higher education institutions and certain nonprofit organizations; foreign entities are not eligible.