President Obama has committed to increasing NIH Funding immediately through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), Pub. L. No. 111-5. The Act appropriates $300 million to NCRR for shared instrumentation and other capital research equipment, as well as $1billion for grants or contracts under section 481A of the Public Health Service Act to construct, repair or renovate existing non-Federal research facilities.

Specifically:

1. Instrumentation
NCRR intends to devote equipment funds provided under the Recovery Act to the Shared Instrument Grant Program and to the High End Instrument Program (PAR-09-118 ). These Recovery Act funds are in addition to the expected $60M of program funding for fiscal years 2009 and 2010.
For shared instruments in the range of $100,000 to $500,000, eligible organizations should apply under PAR-09-028 .
2. Construction, Repair, and Renovation
To renovate or repair core facilities, eligible organizations should apply under RFA-RR-09-007 . Funds requested under RFA-RR-09-007 can range from $1M to $10M.
View a more extensive Listing of Recent Grants and grants associated with the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act
.