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High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Federal funding opportunity PAR-24-264 from National Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services).

Posted: October 29, 2024
Closes: June 1, 2027
Cost sharing: No
Instrument: Grant
Assistance listing: 93.351, 93.859, 93.286
Category: Health
Archives: July 7, 2027

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.351 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated: $279M
FY2025 obligated: $281.4M
FY2026 (to date) obligated: $231.5M
Awards in window: 1,149

Top recipients: University of California, Davis, Oregon Health & Science University, University of Washington, Emory University, The Administrators of Tulane Educational Fund

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed August 2026

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Synopsis

The High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant Program encourages applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase or upgrade a single item of high-end, specialized, commercially available instruments or integrated systems. The minimum award is $750,001. There is no maximum price limit for the instrument; however, the maximum award is $2,000,000. Instruments supported include, but are not limited to, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers, X-ray diffractometers, mass spectrometers, high throughput robotic screening systems, DNA and protein sequencers, biosensors, electron and light microscopes, flow cytometers, and biomedical imagers.

Who can apply

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Private institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

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.

How to apply

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