NIGMS National and Regional Resources (R24 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Last verified by NonDilute: 2026-06-08. Official notice and agency instructions control.
If you operate or can build a multi-state biomedical research resource (equipment core, database, software platform, or service), this grant funds its long-term operation and accessibility.
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What this is
NIGMS seeks to fund established or newly consolidated regional and national research resources that serve multi-state or national communities of biomedical investigators. Resources must fall within NIGMS program areas (structural biology, cell biology, genetics, etc.), be accessible without regard to specific research focus, and include web presence, user training, and ongoing maintenance. This is infrastructure funding, not project funding—you must be proposing to operate a shared facility or service, not conduct your own research.
Who can apply
Universities, nonprofits, small businesses, for-profit companies, state and local governments, tribal organizations, and other entities are eligible. Applicants must propose a resource with regional or national scope serving NIGMS research areas; solo founders and early-stage startups are unlikely fits unless operating as a nonprofit or registered small business, and the resource must be established or consolidated from existing facilities.
Eligible applicant types
- County governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Private institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- State governments
- City or township governments
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
Full description — from the agency
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) encourages applications for support of resources that will provide access to state-of-the-art equipment, technologies, research tools, materials, organisms, software, and/or services to a substantial regional (multi-state) or national user base. Only those resources with technical capabilities that fall within the NIGMS-supported program areas are eligible for awards. The resources should already be established or may be formed through consolidation of existing local or regional facilities. The intent is to provide resource access to investigators without regard to the specific biomedical focus of their research, while not duplicating or replacing resources supported by sources such as other NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) or host institutions. The resource is expected to be maintained or upgraded to current best practices, make its capabilities and availability known to the biomedical research community through a robust web presence and outreach activities, and provide user training and support.
Topics: nih research resources · shared research facilities · multi-state biomedical resources · nigms supported tools · research infrastructure funding · national research networks
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