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NCRR Instrumentation Grants
The High-end Instrumentation Grant Program encourages groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase a single major item of equipment to be used for biomedical research that costs from $600,000 to $8,000,000. The NCRR intends to commit approximately $160 million in FY 2010 to fund approximately 40 new awards. awards are for one year and for direct costs only. Eligible principal investigators include any technically qualified research scientist. To be eligible to apply, 3 or more NIH-funded investigators (PIs of active PO1, RO1, UO1, R35, R37, DP1, or DP2 research grants) who will be users of the requested instruments must be identified. There is no limy on the number of applications an institution may submit, provided these application are for different types of equipment.