Limited Competition: Instrumentation Grant Program for Resource-Limited Institutions (S10 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This limited-competition NIH grant supports scientific instrument purchases to strengthen biomedical research and education at resource-limited institutions; clinical trials are not allowed.
Funder: National Institutes of Health
Due Dates: January 26, 2027 (Application) | July 2, 2027 (Application) | January 26, 2028 (Application) | July 3, 2028 (Application) | January 26, 2029 (Application)
Funding Amounts: $25,000–$250,000 for one year; no matching funds required
Summary: Supports scientific instrument purchases to strengthen biomedical research and education at resource-limited institutions.
Key Information: At least three Major Users are required, and the PD/PI must hold a full-time institutional appointment.
Description
The NIH Instrumentation Grant Program for Resource-Limited Institutions (RLI-S10) supports purchases of modern scientific instruments to expand biomedical research capacity and educational opportunities. Led by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences with participating NIH institutes and offices, this limited competition supports instruments used in basic, translational, clinical, or biomedically related behavioral research and education.
Requested equipment should invigorate existing research, enable new projects, stimulate collaborations, and improve student training through hands-on access. Funding supports a single specialized, commercially available instrument or an integrated instrumentation system—not a bundle of independent instruments. Equipment must be housed at the recipient institution in a location that promotes sharing and access. Clinical trials are not allowed, although human-subject activities that are not clinical trials may be proposed.
