Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

The Shared Instrument Grant (SIG) Program encourages applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase or upgrade a single item of high-priced, specialized, commercially available instruments or integrated instrumentation system. The minimum award is $50,000 with a maximum award of $750,000, though there is no maximum price limit for the instrument itself. Instruments supported include, but are not limited to: light microscopes, biomedical imagers, mass spectrometers, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers, flow cytometers, DNA and protein sequencers, biosensors, and X-ray diffractometers. This program is designed to enhance research infrastructure by providing shared access to high-quality instrumentation for NIH-supported research groups. The program supports public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status, and other eligible organizations including Hispanic-serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities.