This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) aims to build new
research capacity and develop a sustainable research program by supporting the
purchase of a single commercially available biomedical research instrument
currently unavailable in the institution. Instruments funded through this
program must be shared among the users to create new research opportunities,
enable reproducible data generation, encourage collaborative research and
training, and strengthen long-term research capabilities. The minimum award is
$50,000. While there is no limit on the total cost of the instrument, the
maximum award is $400,000.

Cost sharing: Not Required

Minimal User Requirement: A minimum of two NIH-funded users
must be identified, with at least one of the NIH-funded users must be from the
applicant institution. NIH-funded users from other institutions are highly
encouraged. Each of the NIH funded users must be a PD/PI on a distinct active
NIH award (i.e., a grant or a cooperative agreement). An award given to
multi-PDs/PIs is counted only once towards the fulfillment of this requirement.
Users with funding from sources such as other Federal agencies, private
foundations, or academic institutions are eligible to use the instrument. To
justify the requested instrument, the projects supported by NIH research awards
should together have a preponderant use of the instrument. While training,
curricular instructions, or other non-biomedical research activities may be
supported by the instrument, for-profit activities or billable clinical care
are not allowed to use the instrument.