Limited Competition: Basic Instrumentation Grant (BIG) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This NIH Basic Instrumentation Grant (BIG) program funds groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase a single specialized research instrument, with awards from $25,000 up to $350,000. Eligibi…
- Deadline
- Jun 1, 2027
- Posted
- Oct 29, 2024
- Award amount
- Amount not specified
- Focus areas
- Health
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In plain English
This NIH Basic Instrumentation Grant (BIG) program funds groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase a single specialized research instrument, with awards from $25,000 up to $350,000. Eligibility is limited to U.S. institutions that have not received $500,001 or more in S10 instrumentation funding in the preceding three fiscal years; foreign organizations and their components are not eligible and foreign components are not allowed. It requires groups of existing NIH-supported investigators, so it is not for individuals, new organizations, or general nonprofits. This is an instrumentation grant for less-funded research institutions.
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Who can apply
Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.
About this grant
The Basic Instrumentation Grant (BIG) Program encourages applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase a single piece of new, costly, specialized, commercially available instrument or an integrated instrumentation system. The BIG Program is limited to institutions that have not received S10 instrumentation funding of $500,001 or greater in any of the preceding 3 Federal fiscal years (FY). Use the following to determine applicable funding periods: for submission in CY 2026, consider S10 funding in FYs 2023-2025; for submission in CY 2027, consider S10 funding in FYs 2024-2026; for submission in CY 2028, consider S10 funding in FYs 2025-2027. The minimum award is $25,000. There is no maximum price limit for the instrument; however, the maximum award is $350,000. Instruments supported include, but are not limited to, basic cell sorters, confocal microscopes, ultramicrotomes, gel imagers, or computer systems.
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