This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) invites applications from eligible academic and research institutions to apply for funding to modernize existing or construct new biomedical research facilities. Applications will be accepted from public and private nonprofit institutions of higher education, as well as from non-profit research organizations. Applications from both research-intensive institutions and Institutions of Emerging Excellence (IEE) in biomedical research from all geographic regions in the nation are strongly encouraged.
NIH recognizes the importance of all institutions of higher learning in contributing to the nation’s research capacity from either research-intensive or low-resourced institutions. The goal of this NOFO is to modernize biomedical research infrastructure to strengthen biomedical research programs. Each project is expected to produce substantial long-term improvements to the institutional research infrastructure. Intended projects are the construction or modernization of core facilities and the development of other shared research infrastructure serving an institution-wide research community with broad impact on biomedical research.
Only one application per institution is allowed. Interested applicants from within Duke should contact fundopps@duke.edu as early as possible.
Deadlines:
- Letter of Intent Due Date(s): Dec. 16, 2024
- Application Due Date(s): Jan. 27, 2025
PAR-25-061 Expiration Date January 28, 2025
Multiple PDs/PIs are not allowed.
Moreover, institutions with C06 awards funded under the Biomedical Research Facility Program (NOFOs PAR-22-088 , PAR-23-045, or PAR-23-306) are not eligible to apply to this NOFO, provided the awards are active on the receipt date for this NOFO. Thus, only one C06 Biomedical Research Facility active award per institution would be allowed at any given time. Duke is eligible.
Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. The maximum award budget from Federal funds is $8,000,000. Applications with a budget less than $2,000,000 will not be considered. Restrictions on the award budget may apply for projects supporting certain research areas, see Section I. Notice of Funding Opportunity Description for more details, Since the scope of different projects will vary, it is anticipated that the size of the awards will vary.