Thursday, June 28, 2007

High-End Instrumentation Grant Program (S10)

The NCRR High-End Instrumentation Grant (HEI) program solicits 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 $750,000. The maximum award is $2,000,000. 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. -Mechanism of Support. This Program Announcement will use the NIH S10 mechanism -Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards The NCRR intends to commit approximately $20 million in FY2008 to fund approximately 10-15 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.

Link to Full Announcement
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-383.html

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