Limited Competition: Basic Instrumentation Grant (BIG) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
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Synopsis
The Basic Instrumentation Grant (BIG) Program encourages applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase a single piece of new, costly, specialized, commercially available instrument or an integrated instrumentation system.The BIG Program is limited to institutions that have not received S10 instrumentation funding of $500,001 or greater in any of the preceding 3 Federal fiscal years (FY). Use the following to determine applicable funding periods:for submission in CY 2026, consider S10 funding in FYs 2023-2025;for submission in CY 2027, consider S10 funding in FYs 2024-2026;for submission in CY 2028, consider S10 funding in FYs 2025-2027.The minimum award is $25,000. There is no maximum price limit for the instrument; however, the maximum award is $350,000. Instruments supported include, but are not limited to, basic cell sorters, confocal microscopes, ultramicrotomes, gel imagers, or computer systems.
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Funding Activity Categories
CFDA Numbers
- 93.351 - Research Infrastructure Programs
- 93.859 - Biomedical Research and Research Training
Contact Information
grantsinfo@nih.gov
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