Grant Spotlight: Basic Instrumentation Grant (S10)
Grant Spotlight: Basic Instrumentation Grant (S10)

SUMMARY: Provides funding for a single, costly, specialized modern scientific instrument for use by biomedical researchers at academic and research institutions. The instrument can be purchased for individual institutional usage or shared-use arrangements. The instrument must be used for advanced biomedical research and/or clinical treatments.

Types of instruments that can be purchased with funding include:

  • Ultramicrotomes;
  • Basic cell sorters;
  • Confocal microscopes; or
  • Computer systems (supercomputers, computer clusters, and data storage systems).

Funded instruments must be dedicated to biomedical research only. The minimum award is $25,000. Maximum awards are $350,000.

DEADLINE: Applications are due June 2, 2025, with future deadlines on June 1st in both 2026 and 2027.

ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants include higher education institutions and nonprofit institutions engaged in biomedical research. Applicants must have not received S10 instrumentation funding of $500,001 or greater in the previous three fiscal years.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-326.html