Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- Posted
- October 29, 2024
- Closed
- June 1, 2027
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 93.351, 93.286, 93.866, 93.242, 93.867, 93.859
- Category
- Health
- Archives
- July 7, 2027
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.351 (one of 6 on this opportunity) across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $281.4M
- FY2026 obligated
- $276.6M
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 894
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 October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
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.
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than 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
- Private 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.
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