Grant✓ Small businesses may apply
Seed Instrumentation Support (SIS) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health
Award ceiling
$400,000
Award floor
$50,000
- Opportunity #
- PAR-27-021
- Agency
- National Institutes of Health
- ALN (CFDA)
- 93.855, 93.310, 93.351, 93.866
- Status
- posted
- Posted
- Jun 25, 2026
- Closes
- Jul 1, 2028
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
- Health
- Cost sharing required
- No
Who can apply
- •Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- •Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- •City or township governments
- •County governments
- •Special district governments
- •Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- •Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- •Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- •Independent school districts
- •Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- •State governments
- •Small businesses
- •Private institutions of higher education
- •For profit organizations other than small businesses
- •Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Refer to Section III. Eligibility Information in the NOFO for additional information on eligibility.Foreign Organizations/Foreign Collaborations: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.
Synopsis
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.
Contact
National Institutes of Health · odsig@mail.nih.gov