Opportunity Information: Apply for PAR 14 073
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- The National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Shared Instrumentation Grant Program (S10)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.351 Research Infrastructure Programs.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 15, 2014 and posted on Jan 15, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 21, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $40,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 80 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
- 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 Institutions) 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.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Shared Instrumentation Grant Program (S10), run through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP), is designed to help groups of NIH-supported investigators gain access to major pieces of cutting-edge research equipment that are too expensive for a single lab to reasonably purchase and maintain on its own. The core idea is shared capacity: multiple researchers with active NIH funding come together around a common scientific need, and the grant supports the purchase or upgrade of one high-cost, specialized, commercially available instrument (or an integrated instrumentation system) that will significantly strengthen biomedical research at the applicant organization. The program focuses on instrumentation that typically serves as enabling infrastructure across many projects, allowing investigators to generate data that would otherwise be difficult, slow, or impossible to obtain.
In practical terms, this opportunity supports a single instrument or integrated system with a minimum cost of $100,000, with a maximum award size of $600,000. The program is intended for expensive, high-impact tools, and it explicitly covers a wide range of advanced technologies commonly used across biomedical and biological research. Examples include confocal microscopes and electron microscopes for high-resolution imaging; biomedical imagers; mass spectrometers for proteomics, metabolomics, and analytical chemistry; DNA sequencers for genomics and transcriptomics; biosensors and related platforms for detection and quantitative measurement; cell sorters for immunology, cancer biology, stem cell work, and single-cell workflows; X-ray diffraction systems for structural studies; and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometers for structural biology and chemistry applications. The list is not limited to these instruments, but these examples illustrate the kind of specialized, commercially available equipment the program expects to support.
This is a discretionary grant program in the health category, cataloged under CFDA 93.351 (Research Infrastructure Programs). The funding opportunity number is PAR-14-073, titled "Shared Instrumentation Grant Program (S10)." NIH anticipated making around 80 awards under this announcement, with an estimated total funding amount of $40,000,000. The announcement was posted on January 15, 2014, with an original and current closing date of March 21, 2014, and an archive date of April 21, 2014. While those dates reflect the specific historical posting referenced in the source data, the summary highlights the structure and intent of the S10 mechanism as described in the opportunity.
Eligible applicants include a range of U.S.-based organizations that can host and administer shared research instrumentation. This includes public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (with the caveat that the latter category is specified as “other than institutions of higher education”). The opportunity also identifies additional eligible applicant types such as Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs). Foreign institutions are not eligible to apply, and non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are also not eligible. In addition, foreign components (as NIH defines them in its Grants Policy Statement) are not allowed under this program, which effectively means the equipment and the supported activity are expected to be domestically based within eligible U.S. organizations.
A notable feature in the source information is that there is no cost sharing or matching requirement listed for this opportunity. Even so, the overall premise of the program implies that applicants must demonstrate strong institutional readiness to operate the instrument as a shared resource, since these systems require space, technical expertise, scheduling, service contracts, and ongoing maintenance. The program’s emphasis on a group of NIH-supported investigators also signals that the instrument should have a clear, well-justified user base and be broadly beneficial across multiple funded research projects, rather than being tailored to a single investigator’s narrow needs.
For applicants or institutions looking for the official announcement language, the opportunity links to NIH’s full posting at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-14-073.html. For technical issues accessing the announcement or linking problems, the contact listed is the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) Webmaster at FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV.
Shared Instrumentation Grant Program (S10) (PAR-14-073) - FAQs
1) What is the Shared Instrumentation Grant Program (S10)?
The Shared Instrumentation Grant Program (S10) is an NIH program administered through the Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) that helps groups of NIH-supported investigators gain access to major, cutting-edge research instruments that are typically too expensive for a single lab to purchase and maintain on its own.
2) What is the main purpose of this grant opportunity?
The purpose is to support shared research capacity by funding the purchase or upgrade of a single high-cost, specialized, commercially available instrument (or an integrated instrumentation system) that will significantly strengthen biomedical research at the applicant organization and serve multiple NIH-funded projects.
3) What kind of equipment does the program support?
The program supports major pieces of specialized, commercially available research equipment (or integrated systems) used broadly across biomedical and biological research as enabling infrastructure.
4) Does the grant support multiple instruments in one application?
Based on the provided description, the program supports the purchase or upgrade of one high-cost instrument or one integrated instrumentation system per award.
5) What is the minimum instrument cost to be eligible?
The instrument or integrated system must have a minimum cost of $100,000.
6) What is the maximum award amount?
The maximum award size is $600,000.
7) What are examples of instruments that may be supported?
Examples listed include confocal microscopes, electron microscopes, biomedical imagers, mass spectrometers, DNA sequencers, biosensors and related detection/measurement platforms, cell sorters, X-ray diffraction systems, and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometers. The list is not limited to these examples.
8) Who is this program designed to benefit?
The program is designed for groups of NIH-supported investigators who share a common scientific need for a major instrument and who will use the instrument to generate data that would otherwise be difficult, slow, or impossible to obtain.
9) Is the program intended to support a single investigator's needs?
The emphasis is on shared capacity for multiple NIH-supported investigators. The instrument is expected to be broadly beneficial across multiple funded research projects rather than tailored only to a single investigator's narrow needs.
10) What is the funding opportunity number and title?
The funding opportunity number is PAR-14-073, titled "Shared Instrumentation Grant Program (S10)."
11) Which NIH office runs this opportunity?
The program is run through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP).
12) What is the CFDA number and program category?
This is a discretionary grant program in the health category, cataloged under CFDA 93.351 (Research Infrastructure Programs).
13) How many awards were anticipated and what was the estimated total funding?
NIH anticipated making around 80 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $40,000,000.
14) What were the key dates listed for this specific posting?
The announcement was posted on January 15, 2014. The original and current closing date was March 21, 2014. The archive date was April 21, 2014.
15) Do these dates reflect a specific historical posting?
Yes. The dates provided reflect the specific historical posting referenced in the source information, while the summary describes the structure and intent of the S10 mechanism as presented in the opportunity.
16) Which organizations are eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include U.S.-based organizations that can host and administer shared research instrumentation, including public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (with the latter category specified as “other than institutions of higher education”).
17) Are minority-serving institutions identified as eligible applicants?
Yes. The opportunity identifies eligible applicant types including Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs).
18) Are foreign institutions eligible to apply?
No. Foreign institutions are not eligible to apply.
19) Are non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations eligible?
No. Non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are not eligible.
20) Are foreign components allowed under this program?
No. Foreign components (as NIH defines them in its Grants Policy Statement) are not allowed under this program, meaning the equipment and supported activity are expected to be domestically based within eligible U.S. organizations.
21) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement is listed for this opportunity in the provided information.
22) Even without cost sharing, what should applicants be prepared to demonstrate?
The program premise implies applicants should be able to demonstrate institutional readiness to operate the instrument as a shared resource, including appropriate space, technical expertise, scheduling capability, service contracts, and ongoing maintenance.
23) What does "shared capacity" mean in this context?
Shared capacity refers to multiple NIH-supported investigators coming together around a common scientific need and using a single major instrument as shared enabling infrastructure across many projects.
24) Where can applicants find the official NIH announcement?
The official announcement is available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-14-073.html.
25) Who is listed for technical issues accessing the announcement?
For technical issues accessing the announcement or linking problems, the contact listed is the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) Webmaster at FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV.
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