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Mar 12, 2009

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Recovery Act Limited Competition: High-End Instrumentation Grant Program (S10)

Description

The NCRR High-End Instrumentation Grant (HEI) program encourages applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase a single major item of equipment to be used for biomedical research that costs at least $600,000. The maximum award is $8,000,000. Additionally, it is expected that the funds will be expended expeditiously, within 18-24 months from the date of award. Instruments in this category include, but are not limited to, structural and functional imaging systems, macromolecular NMR spectrometers, high-resolution mass spectrometers, cryoelectron microscopes and supercomputers. This funding opportunity will use the NIH S10 mechanism. The NCRR intends to commit approximately $160M in FY2010 to fund approximately 40 new awards. Since the cost of the instruments varies, it is anticipated that the size of the award will also vary. The total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend on the funds available for the HEI program.

Eligible Entities

You may submit an application(s) if your institution/organization has any of the following characteristics: 

  • Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
  • Non-profit Private Institutions of Higher Education
  • Non-profit Hispanic-serving Institutions
  • Non-profit Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
  • Non-profit Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)
  • Non-profit Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
  • Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
  • Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
  • Indian/Native American Tribally Designated Organizations
  • Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)
  • Regional Organizations 

Available Funds

The NCRR intends to commit approximately $160M in FY2010 to fund approximately 40 new awards. The minimum award is $600,000; the maximum award is $8 Million. Since the cost of the instruments will vary, it is anticipated that the size of the award will also vary. The total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend on the funds available for the HEI program.  

This funding opportunity will use the S10 (HEI) award mechanism. As an applicant, you will be solely responsible for planning, directing, and executing the proposed project. HEI provides support for expensive state-of-the-art instrumentation utilized in both basic and clinical research. Applications are limited to instruments that cost at least $600,000 per instrument or integrated instrument system. There is no upper limit on the cost of the instrument, but the maximum award is $8,000,000. If the amount of funds requested does not cover the total cost of the instrument, the application should describe the proposed source(s) of funding for the balance of the cost of the instrument. Documentation of the availability of the remainder of funding, signed by an appropriate institutional official, must be presented to NCRR prior to issuance of award. 

Cost Sharing

Matching funds are not required. However, commitment of an appropriate level of institutional support to insure the associated infrastructure is expected (building alterations, or renovations, post-award service contracts and technical personnel).

Key Dates

  • Release/Posted Date: March 5, 2009
  • Opening Date: April 6, 2009 (Earliest date an application may be submitted to Grants.gov)
  • Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): April 6, 2009
  • NOTE: On-time submission requires that applications be successfully submitted to Grants.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. local time (of the applicant institution/organization).
  • Application Due Date(s): May 6, 2009
  • Peer Review Date(s): June 2009 and October 2009
  • Council Review Date(s): October 2009 and January 2010
  • Earliest Anticipated Start Date(s): December 2009 and April 2010
  • Additional Information To Be Available Date (Activation Date): Not Applicable
  • Expiration Date: May 7, 2009 

More Info + Submissions

Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Expires: May 6, 2009

Submissions for this opportunity are not handled by RI STAC or RI EPSCoR. Please follow the link below for more information on the opportunity and how to submit a response.

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