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Seed Instrumentation Support (SIS) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

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Issuing agency
National Institutes of Health
Method
Grant
Category
Grant · Discretionary · CFDA 93.310, 93.351, 93.855, 93.866
PIN
PAR-27-021
Location
Nationwide
Posted
Jun 25, 2026
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Description

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

Name
National Institutes of Health
Phone
301-402-2541
Full source recordfrom Grants.gov
Detail
Id
360882
Ost
POSTED
Cfdas
Id
434308
Cfda Number
93.310
Program Title
Trans-NIH Research Support
Opportunity Id
360882
Id
431456
Cfda Number
93.351
Program Title
Research Infrastructure Programs
Opportunity Id
360882
Id
434307
Cfda Number
93.855
Program Title
Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research
Opportunity Id
360882
Id
434309
Cfda Number
93.866
Program Title
Aging Research
Opportunity Id
360882
Listed
L
Doc Type
synopsis
Flag2006
N
Forecast
Version
4
Agency Code
HHS-NIH11
Award Floor
50000
Fiscal Year
2027
Archive Date
Jun 24, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Cost Sharing
No
Created Date
Nov 19, 2025 08:57:13 AM EST
Mod Comments
Updated Archive Date
Posting Date
Nov 19, 2025 12:00:00 AM EST
Award Ceiling
400000
Est Award Date
May 01, 2027 12:00:00 AM EDT
Forecast Desc
<p>This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) aims to build new research capacity 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.&nbsp;</p>
Agency Details
Code
NIH
Seed
HHS-NIH11
Agency Code
HHS-NIH11
Agency Name
National Institutes of Health
Top Agency Code
HHS
Opportunity Id
360882
Applicant Types
Id
"20"
Description
"Private institutions of higher education"
Id
"06"
Description
"Public and State controlled institutions of higher education"
Id
"12"
Description
"Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education"
Id
"13"
Description
"Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education"
Archive Date Str
2026-06-24-00-00-00
Number Of Awards
15
Posting Date Str
2025-11-19-00-00-00
Create Time Stamp
Jun 25, 2026 12:53:51 PM EDT
Est Award Date Str
2027-05-01-00-00-00
Last Updated Date
Jun 25, 2026 12:53:51 PM EDT
Estimated Funding
5000000
Agency Contact Name
Xiang-Ning Li, MD, PhD
Agency Contact Email
xiang-ning.li@nih.gov
Agency Contact Phone
301-435-1744
Create Time Stamp Str
2026-06-25-12-53-51
Funding Instruments
Id
"G"
Description
"Grant"
Award Floor Formatted
50,000
Est Project Start Date
May 01, 2027 12:00:00 AM EDT
Award Ceiling Formatted
400,000
Agency Contact Email Desc
xiang-ning.li@nih.gov
Est Project Start Date Str
2027-05-01-00-00-00
Est Synopsis Posting Date
Feb 28, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST
Est Synopsis Posting Date Str
2026-02-28-00-00-00
Estimated Funding Formatted
5,000,000
Funding Activity Categories
Id
"HL"
Description
"Health"
Est Application Response Date
Jul 01, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Est Application Response Date Str
2026-07-01-00-00-00
Revision
4
Synopsis
Version
1
Agency Code
HHS-NIH11
Agency Name
National Institutes of Health
Award Floor
50000
Agency Phone
301-402-2541
Archive Date
Sep 01, 2028 12:00:00 AM EDT
Cost Sharing
No
Created Date
Jun 25, 2026 12:53:37 PM EDT
Posting Date
Jun 25, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Award Ceiling
400000
Response Date
Jul 01, 2028 12:00:00 AM EDT
Synopsis Desc
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.
Agency Details
Code
NIH
Seed
HHS-NIH11
Agency Code
HHS-NIH11
Agency Name
National Institutes of Health
Top Agency Code
HHS
Opportunity Id
360882
Applicant Types
Id
"07"
Description
"Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)"
Id
"20"
Description
"Private institutions of higher education"
Id
"22"
Description
"For profit organizations other than small businesses"
Id
"12"
Description
"Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education"
Id
"13"
Description
"Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education"
Id
"08"
Description
"Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities"
Id
"01"
Description
"County governments"
Id
"23"
Description
"Small businesses"
Id
"02"
Description
"City or township governments"
Id
"06"
Description
"Public and State controlled institutions of higher education"
Id
"00"
Description
"State governments"
Id
"11"
Description
"Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)"
Id
"25"
Description
"Others (see text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\" for clarification)"
Id
"04"
Description
"Special district governments"
Id
"05"
Description
"Independent school districts"
Archive Date Str
2028-09-01-00-00-00
Posting Date Str
2026-06-25-00-00-00
Create Time Stamp
Jun 25, 2026 12:53:51 PM EDT
Last Updated Date
Jun 25, 2026 12:53:37 PM EDT
Response Date Str
2028-07-01-00-00-00
Top Agency Details
Code
HHS
Seed
HHS
Agency Code
HHS
Agency Name
Department of Health and Human Services
Top Agency Code
HHS
Agency Address Desc
xiang-ning.li@nih.gov
Agency Contact Desc
Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) odsig@mail.nih.gov
Agency Contact Name
National Institutes of Health
Agency Contact Email
odsig@mail.nih.gov
Agency Contact Phone
301-402-2541
Create Time Stamp Str
2026-06-25-12-53-51
Funding Instruments
Id
"G"
Description
"Grant"
Award Floor Formatted
50,000
Award Ceiling Formatted
400,000
Agency Contact Email Desc
xiang-ning.li@nih.gov
Applicant Eligibility Desc
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.
Funding Activity Categories
Id
"HL"
Description
"Health"
Draft Mode
N
Publisher Uid
1643657692
Agency Details
Code
NIH
Seed
HHS-NIH11
Agency Code
HHS-NIH11
Agency Name
National Institutes of Health
Top Agency Code
HHS
Opportunity Pkgs
Id
293469
Listed
L
Dialect
XFDL2.2
Family Id
14
Mimetype
application/pdf
Extension
pdf
Package Id
PKG00293469
Cfda Number
93.351
Last Update
Jun 25, 2026 12:54:23 PM EDT
Closing Date
Jul 1, 2028
Contact Info
<p>eRA Service Desk</p><p><a href="https://www.era.nih.gov/need-help ">https://www.era.nih.gov/need-help&nbsp;</a></p>
Grace Period
60
Opening Date
Jul 25, 2026
Program Title
Research Infrastructure Programs
Agency Details
Code
"NIH"
Seed
"HHS-NIH11"
Agency Code
"HHS-NIH11"
Agency Name
"National Institutes of Health"
Top Agency Code
"HHS"
Competition Id
FORMS-I
Closing Date Str
2028-07-01-00-00-00
Is Multi Project
N
Opening Date Str
2026-07-25-00-00-00
Topportunity Id
360882
Competition Title
Use for due date on or after January 25, 2025.
Opportunity Title
Seed Instrumentation Support (SIS) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Owning Agency Code
HHS-NIH11
Top Agency Details
Code
"HHS"
Seed
"HHS"
Agency Code
"HHS"
Agency Name
"Department of Health and Human Services"
Top Agency Code
"HHS"
Opportunity Number
PAR-27-021
Electronic Required
Y
Open To Applicant Type
1
Workspace Compatible Flag
Y
Expected Application Count
100
Original Due Date
Jul 01, 2028 12:00:00 AM EDT
Assist Compatible
No
Modified Comments
Updated Opportunity Number to match NOFO.
Opportunity Title
Seed Instrumentation Support (SIS) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Owning Agency Code
HHS-NIH11
Top Agency Details
Code
HHS
Seed
HHS
Agency Code
HHS
Agency Name
Department of Health and Human Services
Top Agency Code
HHS
Forecast Hist Count
3
Opportunity Number
PAR-27-021
Syn Post Date In Past
Yes
Synopsis Hist Count
0
Opportunity Category
Category
D
Description
Discretionary
Forecast Modified Fields
revision, version, archiveDate, modComments
Opportunity History Details
Cfdas
{"id":431456,"revision":2,"cfdaNumber":"93.351","programTitle":"Research Infrastructure Programs","opportunityId":360882}
Forecast
Version
1
Revision
0
Opp Hist Id
{"revision":0,"opportunityId":360882}
Action Date
"Jun 25, 2026 12:50:13 PM EDT"
Action Type
"U"
Agency Code
"HHS-NIH11"
Award Floor
"50000"
Fiscal Year
2027
Cost Sharing
false
Created Date
"Nov 19, 2025 08:57:13 AM EST"
Posting Date
"Nov 19, 2025 12:00:00 AM EST"
Award Ceiling
"400000"
Est Award Date
"May 01, 2027 12:00:00 AM EDT"
Forecast Desc
"<p>This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) aims to build new research capacity 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.&nbsp;</p>"
Agency Details
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Opportunity Id
360882
Applicant Types
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Number Of Awards
"15"
Posting Date Str
"2025-11-19-00-00-00"
Create Time Stamp
"Nov 19, 2025 08:57:13 AM EST"
Est Award Date Str
"2027-05-01-00-00-00"
Last Updated Date
"Nov 19, 2025 08:57:13 AM EST"
Estimated Funding
"5000000"
Agency Contact Name
"Xiang-Ning Li, MD, PhD"
Agency Contact Email
"xiang-ning.li@nih.gov"
Agency Contact Phone
"301-435-1744"
Create Time Stamp Str
"2025-11-19-08-57-13"
Funding Instruments
[{"id":"G","description":"Grant"}]
Award Floor Formatted
"50,000"
Est Project Start Date
"May 01, 2027 12:00:00 AM EDT"
Award Ceiling Formatted
"400,000"
Agency Contact Email Desc
"xiang-ning.li@nih.gov"
Est Project Start Date Str
"2027-05-01-00-00-00"
Est Synopsis Posting Date
"Feb 28, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST"
Est Synopsis Posting Date Str
"2026-02-28-00-00-00"
Estimated Funding Formatted
"5,000,000"
Funding Activity Categories
[{"id":"HL","description":"Health"}]
Est Application Response Date
"Jul 01, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT"
Est Application Response Date Str
"2026-07-01-00-00-00"
Revision
0
Opp Hist Id
Revision
0
Opportunity Id
360882
Publisher Uid
85078824959489933389587371192040018034
Opportunity Id
360882
Opportunity Title
Seed Instrumentation Support (SIS) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Owning Agency Code
HHS-NIH11
Opportunity Number
PAR-26-074
Opportunity Category
Category
"D"
Description
"Discretionary"
Cfdas
{"id":431456,"revision":2,"cfdaNumber":"93.351","programTitle":"Research Infrastructure Programs","opportunityId":360882}
Listed
L
Forecast
Version
2
Revision
1
Opp Hist Id
{"revision":1,"opportunityId":360882}
Send Email
"N"
Action Date
"Jun 25, 2026 12:53:37 PM EDT"
Action Type
"U"
Agency Code
"HHS-NIH11"
Award Floor
"50000"
Fiscal Year
2027
Cost Sharing
false
Created Date
"Nov 19, 2025 08:57:13 AM EST"
Mod Comments
"Updated Opportunity Number to match NOFO."
Posting Date
"Nov 19, 2025 12:00:00 AM EST"
Award Ceiling
"400000"
Est Award Date
"May 01, 2027 12:00:00 AM EDT"
Forecast Desc
"<p>This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) aims to build new research capacity 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.&nbsp;</p>"
Agency Details
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Opportunity Id
360882
Applicant Types
[{"id":"06","description":"Public and State controlled institutions of higher education"},{"id":"13","description":"Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education"},{"id":"20","description":"Private institutions of higher education"},{"id":"12","description":"Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education"}]
Number Of Awards
"15"
Posting Date Str
"2025-11-19-00-00-00"
Create Time Stamp
"Jun 25, 2026 12:50:13 PM EDT"
Est Award Date Str
"2027-05-01-00-00-00"
Last Updated Date
"Jun 25, 2026 12:50:13 PM EDT"
Estimated Funding
"5000000"
Agency Contact Name
"Xiang-Ning Li, MD, PhD"
Agency Contact Email
"xiang-ning.li@nih.gov"
Agency Contact Phone
"301-435-1744"
Create Time Stamp Str
"2026-06-25-12-50-13"
Funding Instruments
[{"id":"G","description":"Grant"}]
Award Floor Formatted
"50,000"
Est Project Start Date
"May 01, 2027 12:00:00 AM EDT"
Award Ceiling Formatted
"400,000"
Agency Contact Email Desc
"xiang-ning.li@nih.gov"
Est Project Start Date Str
"2027-05-01-00-00-00"
Est Synopsis Posting Date
"Feb 28, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST"
Est Synopsis Posting Date Str
"2026-02-28-00-00-00"
Estimated Funding Formatted
"5,000,000"
Funding Activity Categories
[{"id":"HL","description":"Health"}]
Est Application Response Date
"Jul 01, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT"
Est Application Response Date Str
"2026-07-01-00-00-00"
Revision
1
Opp Hist Id
Revision
1
Opportunity Id
360882
Publisher Uid
marlowegj
Opportunity Id
360882
Modified Comments
Updated Opportunity Number to match NOFO.
Opportunity Title
Seed Instrumentation Support (SIS) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Owning Agency Code
HHS-NIH11
Opportunity Number
PAR-27-021
Opportunity Category
Category
"D"
Description
"Discretionary"
Forecast Modified Fields
revision, version, opportunityNumber, sendEmail, modComments, createTimeStamp
Cfdas
{"id":434308,"revision":2,"cfdaNumber":"93.310","programTitle":"Trans-NIH Research Support","opportunityId":360882}
{"id":431456,"revision":2,"cfdaNumber":"93.351","programTitle":"Research Infrastructure Programs","opportunityId":360882}
{"id":434307,"revision":2,"cfdaNumber":"93.855","programTitle":"Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research","opportunityId":360882}
{"id":434309,"revision":2,"cfdaNumber":"93.866","programTitle":"Aging Research","opportunityId":360882}
Listed
L
Forecast
Version
3
Revision
3
Opp Hist Id
{"revision":3,"opportunityId":360882}
Action Date
"Jun 25, 2026 12:53:37 PM EDT"
Action Type
"U"
Agency Code
"HHS-NIH11"
Award Floor
"50000"
Fiscal Year
2027
Cost Sharing
false
Created Date
"Nov 19, 2025 08:57:13 AM EST"
Mod Comments
"Updated Opportunity Number to match NOFO."
Posting Date
"Nov 19, 2025 12:00:00 AM EST"
Award Ceiling
"400000"
Est Award Date
"May 01, 2027 12:00:00 AM EDT"
Forecast Desc
"<p>This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) aims to build new research capacity 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.&nbsp;</p>"
Agency Details
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Opportunity Id
360882
Applicant Types
[{"id":"06","description":"Public and State controlled institutions of higher education"},{"id":"13","description":"Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education"},{"id":"20","description":"Private institutions of higher education"},{"id":"12","description":"Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education"}]
Number Of Awards
"15"
Posting Date Str
"2025-11-19-00-00-00"
Create Time Stamp
"Jun 25, 2026 12:53:37 PM EDT"
Est Award Date Str
"2027-05-01-00-00-00"
Last Updated Date
"Jun 25, 2026 12:53:37 PM EDT"
Estimated Funding
"5000000"
Agency Contact Name
"Xiang-Ning Li, MD, PhD"
Agency Contact Email
"xiang-ning.li@nih.gov"
Agency Contact Phone
"301-435-1744"
Create Time Stamp Str
"2026-06-25-12-53-37"
Funding Instruments
[{"id":"G","description":"Grant"}]
Award Floor Formatted
"50,000"
Est Project Start Date
"May 01, 2027 12:00:00 AM EDT"
Award Ceiling Formatted
"400,000"
Agency Contact Email Desc
"xiang-ning.li@nih.gov"
Est Project Start Date Str
"2027-05-01-00-00-00"
Est Synopsis Posting Date
"Feb 28, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST"
Est Synopsis Posting Date Str
"2026-02-28-00-00-00"
Estimated Funding Formatted
"5,000,000"
Funding Activity Categories
[{"id":"HL","description":"Health"}]
Est Application Response Date
"Jul 01, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT"
Est Application Response Date Str
"2026-07-01-00-00-00"
Revision
3
Opp Hist Id
Revision
3
Opportunity Id
360882
Publisher Uid
1643657692
Opportunity Id
360882
Modified Comments
Updated Opportunity Number to match NOFO.
Opportunity Title
Seed Instrumentation Support (SIS) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Owning Agency Code
HHS-NIH11
Opportunity Number
PAR-27-021
Opportunity Category
Category
"D"
Description
"Discretionary"
Forecast Modified Fields
revision, version, cfdas, sendEmail
Synopsis Attachment Folders
Id
80471
Folder Name
Full Announcement
Folder Type
Full Announcement
Zip Lob Size
28052
Created Date
Jun 25, 2026 12:53:49 PM EDT
Opportunity Id
360882
Last Updated Date
Jun 25, 2026 12:53:51 PM EDT
Synopsis Attachments
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Search
Id
360882
Title
Seed Instrumentation Support (SIS) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Agency
National Institutes of Health
Number
PAR-27-021
Doc Type
synopsis
Cfda List
93.855, 93.310, 93.351, 93.866
Open Date
06/25/2026
Close Date
07/01/2028
Opp Status
posted
Agency Code
HHS-NIH11

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