Limited Competition: Instrumentation Grant Program for Resource-Limited Institutions (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed, PAR-27-067)
Limited Competition: Instrumentation Grant Program for Resource-Limited Institutions (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed, PAR-27-067) is a funding call from National Institutes of Health (NIGMS and partner institutes, ORIP) that closes 26 January 2027. Funding: $25,000 to $250,000 (instrument base cost at least $25,000). Eligibility: Limited competition for resource-limited US institutions only: under $6 million per year (total costs) in NIH Research Project Grants over the past three fiscal years, awarding bachelor's and/or graduate degrees in biomedical sciences, and meeting the NOFO's Pell-grant enrolment threshold (see Section III.1). Non-US (foreign) organisations are not eligible. One instrument per application, at least 3 major users; single PD/PI only (multiple PIs not allowed).
- Funder
- National Institutes of Health (NIGMS and partner institutes, ORIP)
- Deadline
- 26 Jan 2027 (102 days)
- Due-date cycles
- Next due date: 26 Jan 2027 (new applications); annual cycles through 2029.
- 26 Jan 2027 — new applications
- 02 Jul 2027 — new applications
- 26 Jan 2028 — new applications
- 03 Jul 2028 — new applications
- 26 Jan 2029 — new applications
- Amount
- $25,000 to $250,000 (instrument base cost at least $25,000)
- Region / eligibility
- United States
- Career stage
- established / PI, early-career
- Fields
- chemistry, materials, pharma process
- Reference
- PAR-27-067
- Official call
- Grants.gov listing
Eligibility in plain language
Limited competition for resource-limited US institutions only: under $6 million per year (total costs) in NIH Research Project Grants over the past three fiscal years, awarding bachelor's and/or graduate degrees in biomedical sciences, and meeting the NOFO's Pell-grant enrolment threshold (see Section III.1). Non-US (foreign) organisations are not eligible. One instrument per application, at least 3 major users; single PD/PI only (multiple PIs not allowed).
Who should apply
Chemistry and materials faculty at smaller, primarily undergraduate or minority-serving US institutions with limited NIH funding who need a shared research instrument.
Summary from source
The Instrumentation Grant Program for Resource-Limited Institutions supports the purchase of state-of-the-art scientific instruments to enhance the research and educational missions of resource-limited institutions. Requested instruments may support biomedical research and education in basic, translational, biomedically-related behavioral or clinical fields. This is a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a Limited Competition that will invite application(s) from eligible organization(s) to apply. Please see Section III. Eligibility for additional information. In accordance with NIH standard peer-review processes, the application(s) will be peer-reviewed, and only meritorious application(s) will be considered.