Utilizing Equipment to Study Environmental Extrinsic Factors and Enhance Rigor and Reproducibility of Animal Research (R24, Clinical Trials Not-Allowed)
Strengthening animal research reproducibility by studying environmental factors with advanced equipment for shared resources.
Funder: National Institutes of Health
Due Dates: September 25, 2024 | September 25, 2025 | September 25, 2026
Funding Amounts: Up to $400,000 direct costs for equipment and research in year 1; up to $400,000 direct costs per year for research in years 2–4; max project period: 4 years; budgets must reflect actual project needs.
Summary: Supports acquisition of advanced equipment and systematic studies of environmental extrinsic factors to enhance rigor and reproducibility in animal research across multiple NIH research areas.
Key Information: Applications must address more than one extrinsic factor and be relevant to at least two NIH Institutes or Centers; clinical trials are not allowed.
Description
This opportunity, offered by the NIH Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP), funds the acquisition or upgrade of modern equipment and supports research to systematically study the roles of critical environmental extrinsic factors in animal research. The goal is to enhance the rigor and reproducibility of biological, behavioral, and treatment studies using animal models. Projects must be broadly relevant to at least two NIH Institutes or Centers and address biological processes impacting multiple organ systems.
The program specifically supports shared resources such as core facilities, resource centers, animal vivaria, or individual investigators managing shared equipment. The equipment must be capable of measuring, monitoring, recording, and reporting multiple environmental, biological, or biobehavioral parameters simultaneously.
