Equipment Grants
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| Instrumentation for Materials Research (IMR) National Science Foundation Deadline: January 10, 2008 Description: The IMR Program supports the acquisition of research instruments that will provide and/or advance capability to: (1) discover fundamental phenomena in materials; (2) synthesize, process, and/or characterize the composition, structure, properties, and performance of materials; and (3) improve the quality, expand the scope, and foster and enable the integration of research and education in research-intensive environments. Only proposals seeking $100,000 or greater will be considered. Amount: $100,000 (minimum) |
| Chemical and Transport Systems Division, Engineering Research Equipment Funding National Science Foundation Deadline: January 15, 2008 Description:Research equipment with total cost of less than $200,000 can be funded by individual or multiple programs within the Chemical & Transport Systems Division (CTS) of the Engineering Directorate or via joint funding with programs in other divisions or directorates. Programs that accept equipment proposals are: Thermal Transport & Thermal Processing; Combustion & Plasmas Systems; Interfacial, Transport & Thermodynamics; Separation & Purification Processes; Fluid Dynamics & Hydraulics; Kinetics, Catalysis & Molecular Processes. Amount: $200,000 |
| Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities: Instrument Development National Science Foundation Deadline: January 22, 2008 Description: The Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities Program (CRIF) is structured to enable the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry to respond to a variety of needs for infrastructure--instrumentation and facilities--that promotes basic research and education in areas traditionally supported by the Division. The NSF Guide to Programs provides detailed information on such areas. The Instrument Development component of CRIF (CRIF:ID) provides funds for the design and construction of instruments that will enable new chemical measurements or will significantly broaden the use of chemical instrumentation. Amount: $250,000 |
| Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program National Science Foundation Deadline: January 24, 2008 (tentative) Description: The Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) is designed to increase access to scientific and engineering equipment for research and research training in our Nation's organizations of higher education, research museums and non-profit research organizations. This program seeks to improve the quality and expand the scope of research and research training in science and engineering, and to foster the integration of research and education by providing instrumentation for research-intensive learning environments. The MRI program encourages the development and acquisition of research instrumentation for shared inter- and/or intra-organizational use and in concert with private sector partners. The MRI program assists in the acquisition or development of major research instrumentation by organizations that is, in general, too costly for support through other NSF programs. Proposals may be for a single instrument, a large system of instruments, or multiple instruments that share a common or specific research focus. To apply for this grant, go to the Limited Submissions website to submit a letter of intent. Amount: Total awarded = $90,000,000 |
| Scientific Computing Research Environments for the Mathematical Sciences (SCREMS) National Science Foundation Deadline: January 24, 2008 Description: Proposals may request support for the purchase of computing equipment and limited support for professional systems administrators or programmer personnel for research computing needs. These grants are intended to support research projects of high quality that require access to advanced computing resources. Requests for routine upgrades of standard desk-environment workstations or laptop computers are not appropriate. Amount: $85,000 - $125,000 |
| Cisco Systems Equipment Grants CISCO Deadline: February 1, 2008 Description: Cisco Systems provides enhanced education and research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate information assurance students by increasing hands-on experience. Universities and community colleges are encouraged to apply for an equipment grant at least two quarters ahead of the time the equipment will be needed for classroom use. Amount: Varies on type of equipment |
| Earth Sciences: Instrumentation and Facilities (EAR/IF) National Science Foundation Deadline: February 13, 2008 Description: This program supports: Acquisition or Upgrade of Research Equipment; Development of New Instrumentation, Analytical Techniques, Software or Cyberinfrastructure; Support of National or Regional Multi-User Facilities; Support of Research Technicians. Amount: $150,000 - $200,000 |
| Improvements in Facilities, Communications, and Equipment at Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories (FSML) National Science Foundation Deadline: March 7, 2008 Description: NSF invites proposals to upgrade or improve equipment and facilities at Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories, such that they can offer modern laboratories and educational spaces, up-to-date equipment, appropriate personal accommodations for visiting scientists and students, and modern communications and data management systems for a broad array of users. To apply for this grant, go to the Limited Submissions website to submit a letter of intent. Amount: $25,000 - $350,000 |
Shared
Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program |
Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) |
| Cisco Systems Equipment Grants CISCO Deadline: May 1, 2008 Description: Cisco Systems provides enhanced education and research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate information assurance students by increasing hands-on experience. Universities and community colleges are encouraged to apply for an equipment grant at least two quarters ahead of the time the equipment will be needed for classroom use. Amount: Varies on type of equipment |
| Higher Education HP Technology for Teaching Grant Initiative Hewlitt-Packard (HP) Deadline: May 1, 2008 (Tentative) Decription: This initiative is designed to support the innovative use of mobile technology in K-16 education, and to help identify K-12 public schools and two- and four-year colleges and universities that HP might support with future grants. In 2007, HP will award approximately $10 million in cash and equipment. Grant a) A product bundle for one faculty member and a classroom; Grant b) Cash grant for the Principal Investigator to use to support the work of the project. Amount: a) $55,000; b) $19,000 |
| Departmental Multi-User Instrumentation Program (CRIF:MU) National Science Foundation Deadline: June 23, 2008 Description: The Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities Program (CRIF) is structured to enable the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry to respond to a variety of needs for infrastructure--instrumentation and facilities--that promotes research and education in areas traditionally supported by the Division. The Departmental Multi-User Instrumentation component of CRIF provides funds to universities, colleges, and consortia thereof for the purchase of multi-user instruments or upgrades of existing equipment. Proposals to enable remote access to existing instruments will also be considered. To apply for this grant, go to the Limited Submissions website to submit a letter of intent. Amount: $500,000 |
| Biological Research Collections (BRC) National Science Foundation Deadline: July 25, 2008 Description: The Biological Research Collections Program provides support for biological collection enhancement, computerization of specimen-related data, research to develop better methods for specimen curation and collection management, and activities such as symposia and workshops to investigate support and management of biological collections. To apply for this grant, go to the Limited Submissions website to submit a letter of intent. Amount: $500,000 |
| Cisco Systems Equipment Grants CISCO Deadline: August 1, 2008 Description: Cisco Systems provides enhanced education and research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate information assurance students by increasing hands-on experience. Universities and community colleges are encouraged to apply for an equipment grant at least two quarters ahead of the time the equipment will be needed for classroom use. Amount: Varies on type of equipment |
| CISE Computing Research Infrastructure (CRI) National Science Foundation Deadline: August 5, 2008 Description: The CRI program supports the acquisition, development, enhancement, and operation of research infrastructure that enables discovery, learning, and innovation in all computing fields supported by CISE. The program will make three kinds of awards: Infrastructure Acquisition/Development ($50,000 and up to $2,000,000), Community Resource Development ($300,000 to $2,000,000), and Planning ($50,000 to $100,000). Amount: Varies between $50,000 and $2,000,000, depending on kind of award. |
| Instrument Development for Biological Research (IDBR) National Science Foundation Deadline: August 29, 2008 Description: This Program supports the development of novel or of substantially improved instrumentation likely to have a significant impact on the study of biological systems at any level. The development of new, or substantial improvement of existing, software for the operation of instruments, analysis of data, or the analysis of images is also supported where these have the effect of improving instrument performance. Amount: $200,000 |
| Defense University Research Instrumentation Program
(DURIP) |
| High-End Instrumentation Grant Program National Institutes of Health (NIH) Deadline: September 2008 Description: The NCRR High-End Instrumentation Grant (HEI) program solicits applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase a single major item of equipment to be used for biomedical research that costs at least $750,000. The maximum award is $2,000,000. Instruments in this category include, but are not limited to, structural and functional imaging systems, macromolecular NMR spectrometers, high-resolution mass spectrometers, cryoelectron microscopes and supercomputers. Amount: $750,000 |
| Stabilizing Humanities Collections National Endowment for the Humanities Deadline: October 2008 Description: These grants help museums, libraries, archives, and historical organizations preserve their humanities collections through support for improved housing and storage, environmental conditions, security, lighting, and fire protection. Amount: Typically $30,000 - $650,000 |
| Instrumentation for Materials Research - Major Instrumentation Projects (IMR-MIP) National Science Foundation Deadline: October 20, 2008 Description: This program provides support for the design and construction of major instruments costing more than $2 million at major US facilities. NSF accepts one proposal per institution per year. To apply for this grant, go to the Limited Submissions website to submit a letter of intent. Amount: $500,000 - $1,000,000 |
| Archaeometry Awards National Science Foundation Deadline: October 31, 2008 Description:The Archaeology Program recognizes three broad classes of archaeometric proposals: to support laboratories which provide archaeometric services; to develop and refine archaeometric techniques; and to apply existing analytic techniques to specific bodies of archaeological materials. Laboratory support awards provide "core" funding that permits laboratories to increase analytical capacity through the addition and/or replacement of equipment and retention of key personnel. Amount: Varies between $50,000 and $400,000 |
| Cisco Systems Equipment Grants CISCO Deadline: November 1, 2008 Description: Cisco Systems provides enhanced education and research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate information assurance students by increasing hands-on experience. Universities and community colleges are encouraged to apply for an equipment grant at least two quarters ahead of the time the equipment will be needed for classroom use. Amount: Varies on type of equipment |
| Instrumentation for Materials Research (IMR) National Science Foundation Deadline: January 8, 2009 Description: The IMR Program supports the acquisition of research instruments that will provide and/or advance capability to: (1) discover fundamental phenomena in materials; (2) synthesize, process, and/or characterize the composition, structure, properties, and performance of materials; and (3) improve the quality, expand the scope, and foster and enable the integration of research and education in research-intensive environments. Only proposals seeking $100,000 or greater will be considered. Amount: $100,000 (minimum) |
| Chemical and Transport Systems Division, Engineering Research Equipment Funding National Science Foundation Deadline: January 15, 2009 Description:Research equipment with total cost of less than $200,000 can be funded by individual or multiple programs within the Chemical & Transport Systems Division (CTS) of the Engineering Directorate or via joint funding with programs in other divisions or directorates. Programs that accept equipment proposals are: Thermal Transport & Thermal Processing; Combustion & Plasmas Systems; Interfacial, Transport & Thermodynamics; Separation & Purification Processes; Fluid Dynamics & Hydraulics; Kinetics, Catalysis & Molecular Processes. Amount: $200,000 |
| Scientific Computing Research Environments for the Mathematical Sciences (SCREMS) National Science Foundation Deadline: January 22, 2009 Description: Proposals may request support for the purchase of computing equipment and limited support for professional systems administrators or programmer personnel for research computing needs. These grants are intended to support research projects of high quality that require access to advanced computing resources. Requests for routine upgrades of standard desk-environment workstations or laptop computers are not appropriate. Amount: $85,000 - $125,000 |
| Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program National Science Foundation Deadline: January 22, 2009 Description: The Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) is designed to increase access to scientific and engineering equipment for research and research training in our Nation's organizations of higher education, research museums and non-profit research organizations. This program seeks to improve the quality and expand the scope of research and research training in science and engineering, and to foster the integration of research and education by providing instrumentation for research-intensive learning environments. The MRI program encourages the development and acquisition of research instrumentation for shared inter- and/or intra-organizational use and in concert with private sector partners. The MRI program assists in the acquisition or development of major research instrumentation by organizations that is, in general, too costly for support through other NSF programs. Proposals may be for a single instrument, a large system of instruments, or multiple instruments that share a common or specific research focus. To apply for this grant, go to the Limited Submissions website to submit a letter of intent. Amount: Total awarded = $90,000,000 |
| Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities: Instrument Development National Science Foundation Deadline: January 27, 2009 Description: The Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities Program (CRIF) is structured to enable the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry to respond to a variety of needs for infrastructure--instrumentation and facilities--that promotes basic research and education in areas traditionally supported by the Division. The NSF Guide to Programs provides detailed information on such areas. The Instrument Development component of CRIF (CRIF:ID) provides funds for the design and construction of instruments that will enable new chemical measurements or will significantly broaden the use of chemical instrumentation. Amount: $250,000 |
| Cisco Systems Equipment Grants CISCO Deadline: February 1, 2009 Description: Cisco Systems provides enhanced education and research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate information assurance students by increasing hands-on experience. Universities and community colleges are encouraged to apply for an equipment grant at least two quarters ahead of the time the equipment will be needed for classroom use. Amount: Varies on type of equipment |
| Earth Sciences: Instrumentation and Facilities (EAR/IF) National Science Foundation Deadline: February 11, 2009 Description: This program supports: Acquisition or Upgrade of Research Equipment; Development of New Instrumentation, Analytical Techniques, Software or Cyberinfrastructure; Support of National or Regional Multi-User Facilities; Support of Research Technicians. Amount: $150,000 - $200,000 |
| Improvements in Facilities, Communications, and Equipment at Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories (FSML) National Science Foundation Deadline: March 6, 2009 Description: NSF invites proposals to upgrade or improve equipment and facilities at Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories, such that they can offer modern laboratories and educational spaces, up-to-date equipment, appropriate personal accommodations for visiting scientists and students, and modern communications and data management systems for a broad array of users. To apply for this grant, go to the Limited Submissions website to submit a letter of intent. Amount: $25,000 - $350,000 |
Shared
Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program |
Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) |
| Cisco Systems Equipment Grants CISCO Deadline: May 1, 2009 Description: Cisco Systems provides enhanced education and research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate information assurance students by increasing hands-on experience. Universities and community colleges are encouraged to apply for an equipment grant at least two quarters ahead of the time the equipment will be needed for classroom use. Amount: Varies on type of equipment |
| Higher Education HP Technology for Teaching Grant Initiative Hewlitt-Packard (HP) Deadline: May 2009 Decription: This initiative is designed to support the innovative use of mobile technology in K-16 education, and to help identify K-12 public schools and two- and four-year colleges and universities that HP might support with future grants. In 2007, HP will award approximately $10 million in cash and equipment. Grant a) A product bundle for one faculty member and a classroom; Grant b) Cash grant for the Principal Investigator to use to support the work of the project. Amount: a) $55,000; b) $19,000 |
| Departmental Multi-User Instrumentation Program (CRIF:MU) National Science Foundation Deadline: June 22, 2009 Description: The Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities Program (CRIF) is structured to enable the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry to respond to a variety of needs for infrastructure--instrumentation and facilities--that promotes research and education in areas traditionally supported by the Division. The Departmental Multi-User Instrumentation component of CRIF provides funds to universities, colleges, and consortia thereof for the purchase of multi-user instruments or upgrades of existing equipment. Proposals to enable remote access to existing instruments will also be considered. To apply for this grant, go to the Limited Submissions website to submit a letter of intent. Amount: $500,000 |
| Earth Sciences: Instrumentation and Facilities (EAR/IF) National Science Foundation Deadline: February 8, 2009 Description: This program supports: Acquisition or Upgrade of Research Equipment; Development of New Instrumentation, Analytical Techniques, Software or Cyberinfrastructure; Support of National or Regional Multi-User Facilities; Support of Research Technicians. Amount: $150,000 - $200,000 |
| Biological Research Collections (BRC) National Science Foundation Deadline: July 24, 2009 Description: The Biological Research Collections Program provides support for biological collection enhancement, computerization of specimen-related data, research to develop better methods for specimen curation and collection management, and activities such as symposia and workshops to investigate support and management of biological collections. To apply for this grant, go to the Limited Submissions website to submit a letter of intent. Amount: $500,000 |
| Cisco Systems Equipment Grants CISCO Deadline: August 1, 2009 Description: Cisco Systems provides enhanced education and research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate information assurance students by increasing hands-on experience. Universities and community colleges are encouraged to apply for an equipment grant at least two quarters ahead of the time the equipment will be needed for classroom use. Amount: Varies on type of equipment |
| CISE Computing Research Infrastructure (CRI) National Science Foundation Deadline: August 4, 2009 Description: The CRI program supports the acquisition, development, enhancement, and operation of research infrastructure that enables discovery, learning, and innovation in all computing fields supported by CISE. The program will make three kinds of awards: Infrastructure Acquisition/Development ($50,000 and up to $2,000,000), Community Resource Development ($300,000 to $2,000,000), and Planning ($50,000 to $100,000). Amount: Varies between $50,000 and $2,000,000, depending on kind of award. |
| Instrument Development for Biological Research (IDBR) National Science Foundation Deadline: August 28, 2009 Description: This Program supports the development of novel or of substantially improved instrumentation likely to have a significant impact on the study of biological systems at any level. The development of new, or substantial improvement of existing, software for the operation of instruments, analysis of data, or the analysis of images is also supported where these have the effect of improving instrument performance. Amount: $200,000 |
| Defense University Research Instrumentation Program
(DURIP) |
| High-End Instrumentation Grant Program National Institutes of Health (NIH) Deadline: September 2009 Description: The NCRR High-End Instrumentation Grant (HEI) program solicits applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase a single major item of equipment to be used for biomedical research that costs at least $750,000. The maximum award is $2,000,000. Instruments in this category include, but are not limited to, structural and functional imaging systems, macromolecular NMR spectrometers, high-resolution mass spectrometers, cryoelectron microscopes and supercomputers. Amount: $750,000 |
| Stabilizing Humanities Collections National Endowment for the Humanities Deadline: October 2009 Description: These grants help museums, libraries, archives, and historical organizations preserve their humanities collections through support for improved housing and storage, environmental conditions, security, lighting, and fire protection. Amount: Typically $30,000 - $650,000 |
| Instrumentation for Materials Research - Major Instrumentation Projects (IMR-MIP) National Science Foundation Deadline: October 19, 2009 Description: This program provides support for the design and construction of major instruments costing more than $2 million at major US facilities. NSF accepts one proposal per institution per year. To apply for this grant, go to the Limited Submissions website to submit a letter of intent. Amount: $500,000 - $1,000,000 |
| Archaeometry Awards National Science Foundation Deadline: October 31, 2009 Description:The Archaeology Program recognizes three broad classes of archaeometric proposals: to support laboratories which provide archaeometric services; to develop and refine archaeometric techniques; and to apply existing analytic techniques to specific bodies of archaeological materials. Laboratory support awards provide "core" funding that permits laboratories to increase analytical capacity through the addition and/or replacement of equipment and retention of key personnel. Amount: Varies between $50,000 and $400,000 |
| Cisco Systems Equipment Grants CISCO Deadline: November 1, 2009 Description: Cisco Systems provides enhanced education and research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate information assurance students by increasing hands-on experience. Universities and community colleges are encouraged to apply for an equipment grant at least two quarters ahead of the time the equipment will be needed for classroom use. Amount: Varies on type of equipment |
