Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Agency: National Institutes of Health

Assistance Listings

93.867 -- Vision Research
93.351 -- Research Infrastructure Programs
93.286 -- Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health
93.242 -- Mental Health Research Grants
93.866 -- Aging Research
93.859 -- Biomedical Research and Research Training

Archived opportunityLast Updated: Jul 15, 2026

Important dates

Archived: August 15, 2026
Closed: July 16, 2026

Award details

Expected project funding: Not specified
Expected awards: Not specified

Award min.

Not specified

Award max.

Not specified

Funding opportunity number:PAR-24-265
Cost sharing or matching requirement:No
Funding instrument type:
- Grant
Opportunity Category:Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:Not specified
Category of Funding Activity:
- Health
Category Explanation:Not specified

History

Posted date: October 29, 2024
Archive date: August 15, 2026
Version: 3

View version history on Grants.gov

Summary

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The Shared Instrument Grant (SIG) Program encourages applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase or upgrade a single item of high-priced, specialized, commercially available instruments or integrated instrumentation system. The minimum award is $50,000. There is no maximum price limit for the instrument; however, the maximum award is $750,000. Instruments supported include, but are not limited to: light microscopes, biomedical imagers, mass spectrometers, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers, flow cytometers, DNA and protein sequencers, biosensors, and X-ray diffractometers.

Eligibility

Miscellaneous

Other

Nonprofit

Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)

Education

Private institutions of higher education
Public and state institutions of higher education

Additional information on eligibility

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
PAR-24-265-Full-Announcement.html	PAR-24-265 Full Announcement Text	Nov 4, 2024 12:37 PM UTC

Agency contact information

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Link to additional information

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-265.html