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NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program for Research Equipment Acquisition or Upgrade

This opportunity is a solicitation from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), specifically the Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP), for the Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program. - Purpose: To fund the purchase or upgrade of a single, state-of-the-art, commercially available research instrument or integrated instrumentation system. - Eligible Applicants: - Higher education institutions - Government entities - Nonprofit organizations - For-profit businesses - Funding Details: - Award range: $300,000 (minimum) to $5,000,000 (maximum) - Cost sharing is required for premium or special use instruments - Products/Services Requested: - No specific OEMs, vendors, or part numbers are identified - Applicants must propose the instrument or system to be acquired or upgraded - Notable Requirements: - Instrument must be shared among NIH-supported investigators - Emphasis on collaborative use, efficient operation, and reproducible research - Instrument must be commercially available (not custom-built) - The program consolidates three previous NIH shared-use instrumentation initiatives

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 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, enable rigorous and reproducible measurements, and encourage collaborative research benefiting broad research communities. The minimum award is $300,000 and the maximum award is $5,000,000, with cost sharing required for premium or special use instruments.

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