Opportunity
Simpler Grants.gov #PAR-26-070
NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant Program for Advanced Research Equipment
Buyer
National Institutes of Health
Posted
September 08, 2025
Respond By
July 01, 2026
Identifier
PAR-26-070
NAICS
423490
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is inviting applications for its restructured Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program, aimed at supporting the acquisition or upgrade of advanced research instruments for shared use. - Government Buyer: - National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Eligible Applicants: - Nonprofit and higher education institutions with groups of NIH-supported investigators - Products/Services Requested: - Purchase or upgrade of a single, state-of-the-art, commercially available research instrument or integrated instrumentation system - No specific OEMs, vendors, or part numbers are named; solicitation is open to a broad range of research equipment - Notable Requirements: - Instruments must be shared among multiple users to maximize research impact and cost-effectiveness - Cost sharing is required for premium or special use instruments - Funding per award ranges from $300,000 to $5,000,000 - Total program funding is $83,000,000 with approximately 102 awards expected - No specific products, part numbers, or vendors are listed, as the program is designed to accommodate a wide variety of commercially available research instruments
Description
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announces the restructured Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program that consolidates three existing shared-use instrumentation programs. It invites applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase or upgrade a single item of state-of-the-art commercially available instrument or an integrated instrumentation system. The instruments must be optimally shared among users to ensure efficient and cost-effective research operations, enable rigorous and reproducible measurements, and encourage collaborative research benefiting broad research communities. The program requires cost sharing for premium or special use instruments and supports various types of higher education and nonprofit institutions.