Sponsor:
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Summary:
The Basic Instrumentation Grant (BIG) Program encourages applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase a single high-priced, specialized, commercially available instrument or an integrated instrumentation system. The main objective of the BIG Program is to make available modern scientific instruments that are needed by NIH-funded investigators and other groups of biomedical scientists to advance their research and to broaden access to modern technologies at academic and research institutions nationwide. Typically, state-of-the-art technologies that are indispensable for today’s research are too costly for a single investigator to purchase or operate. Their acquisitions can only be justified on a shared-use basis.
The BIG Program provides funds to purchase a single costly, specialized, commercially available instrument or an integrated instrumentation system. An integrated instrumentation system is one in which the components, when used in conjunction with one another, perform a function that no single component can provide. The components must be dedicated to the system and not used independently. Types of instruments supported include, but are not limited to, basic cell sorters, confocal microscopes, ultramicrotomes, gel imagers, or computer systems. Applications for standalone computer systems (supercomputers, computer clusters, and data storage systems) will only be considered if the system is solely dedicated to biomedical research. All instruments, integrated systems, and computer systems must be dedicated to research only.
For more information, view the full Basic Instrumentation Grant (BIG) Program solicitation.
Award:
Minimum: $25,000
Maximum: $250,000
Limited Submission Requirements and Timeline:
One (1) application per institution is permitted.
Only proposals approved by the Division of Research and Economic Development may be submitted to this program. For such approval, Principal Investigators must first submit one-page white paper to preaward@boisestate.edu by Friday, April 16.
Your white paper should include:
- A list of the Major and Minor Users of the equipment.
- A description of the proposed equipment.
- The estimated cost to acquire and maintain the equipment.
- A detailed justification of the need for the equipment, including:
- A description of how will the equipment will enhance the research projects of the Major Users.
- A description of how the acquisition will enhance and advance research efforts other users, such as users with other external funding and unfunded users.
If selected to submit a full proposal, PIs must ensure that proposals meet all requirements stated in the RFP, in the announcement and in the implementing laws and regulations related to this state grant program.
Key Submission Dates:
- 4/16/2021 – White paper due to preaward@boisestate.edu. We encourage you cc your Dean for visibility as well
- 4/22/2021 – Internal Awardees Notified
- 5/24/2021 – Full proposal due to OSP
- 6/1/2021 – Full proposal due to NIH
Important Note on Requirements:
- A “Major User” is a researcher who has substantial need for the instrument and who has a current NIH Research award (see “Major User Group” in the solicitation for details). Three (3) Major Users are required.
Did you find a limited submission opportunity? Email us (preaward@boisestate.edu)!