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