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The NIH National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) released the FY07
Shared Instrumentation Grant Program announcement which can be viewed at:
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-105.html
Program Announcement (PA) Number: PAR-07-105
Deadline: March 21, 2007
Application should be submitted electronically through grants.gov. Please
make sure you download the most recent application package through the above
URL.
Below is a short snapshot of the program requirements:
Purpose. The NCRR Shared Instrument Grant (SIG) program solicits
applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase or upgrade
commercially available instruments that cost at least $100,000. The maximum
award is $500,000. Types of instruments supported include confocal and electron
microscopes, biomedical imagers, mass spectrometers, DNA sequencers,
biosensors, cell sorters, X-ray diffraction systems, and NMR spectrometers
among others.
Mechanism of Support. This funding opportunity will use the NIH S10
mechanism.
Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. The NCRR intends to commit
approximately $43 million in FY2008 to fund approximately 125 new awards. Since
the cost of the various instruments will vary, it is anticipated that the size
of awards will also vary. The total amount awarded and the number of awards
will depend on the funds available for the SIG program.
Budget and Project Period. Awards are for one year and for direct costs
only. Cost sharing is not required.
Eligible Institutions/Organizations. Eligible institutions include domestic
non-profit organizations, public or private institutions, such as universities,
colleges and hospitals. To be eligible to apply, three or more NIH funded
investigators (Principal Investigators of active P01, R01, U01, R35, or R37
research grants) who will be users of the requested instruments must be
identified.
Eligible Project Directors/Principal Investigators (PDs/PIs): Eligible
principal investigators include any technically qualified research
scientists.
Number of Applications. There is no limit on the number of applications an
institution may submit provided the applications are for different types of
equipment.
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