NIH-NCRR Shared Instrumentation Grant Program

The announcement and guidelines for the FY 2005 NIH National Center for Research Resources Shared Instrumentation Grant Program are available at the following link: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-04-029.html. Please note that the application deadline is Friday, March 19, 2004. Applications are limited to instruments that cost at least $100,000 per instrument or integrated instrument system. The maximum award under the program is now $500,000.

The School of Medicine is eligible to submit more than one application provided that each is for a different type of equipment (NMR, EM, mass spectrometers, protein sequencer/amino acid analyzers, cell sorters, etc.).

Please advise Stewart Craig ( spcraig@jhmi.edu ) in our office of your interest in applying for this program and the type of equipment no later than Friday, February 13, 2004, so that we can determine if more than one group wants to apply for the same type of equipment. Installation, alterations, renovations, and operating costs must be supported by departmental funds existing at the time of proposal. If more than one division of the University wishes to apply for the same kind of instrumentation, a letter from the Vice Provost for Research will be drafted by the applicant PI to document lack of overlap/duplication.

Large-scale sharing of needed instruments by sizable groups of PHS peer-review funded researchers is important for the application to succeed. Duplication of instruments previously awarded (click here to download) under this program will weaken the review score unless a current unmet need is well documented. Thank you for considering this important grant program.

Soy Health Research Program

The United Soybean Board (USB) plans to award 10 incentive grants of $10,000 each to selected researchers for the development of complete research proposals on any subject related to soy and human health to be submitted to the National Institutes of Health. Incentive grants will be awarded based on researcher qualifications and the merits of the proposed research.

Only applications by principal investigators on prior NIH grants will be considered. Specifically, applicants must have been the PI on R01, P01, R29, P30, or other established independent PI grant levels. Recipients of only R03 and mentored K grants from NIH will not qualify. Applicants must hold a full-time faculty post at the level of assistant professor or higher to qualify. Applications requiring $200,000 - $500,000 in annual direct costs will be eligible. Budgets for multi-year grant proposals cannot exceed $500,000 in direct costs annually. Applications must be postmarked by March 15, 2004. Full details including application instructions may be found here: http://www.talksoy.com/shrp/ .Questions or comments about this incentive grant program should be submitted via e-mail to Sarah Yancey, program coordinator, at soy@communiqueinc.com.

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