The National Science Foundation (NSF) offers the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program grant to significantly enhance national research and training capabilities. This grant is for eligible institutions, including higher education, museums, and non-profits, seeking to increase access to shared scientific and engineering instruments. The MRI program supports the acquisition or development of a single, integrated research instrument to foster research and education. Funding typically ranges from $100,000 to $4 million, with allowances for smaller requests in specific cases. Ph.D.-granting institutions and non-degree-granting organizations generally require a 30% cost-share. This grant aims to equip research-intensive environments with crucial shared instrumentation.
Opportunity ID: 51313
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 10-529 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Major Research Instrumentation Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 150 |
| Assistance Listings: | 47.041 — Engineering Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 25, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | Nov 29, 2010 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 21, 2010 April 21, 2010 Pending the availability of funds, fourth Thursday in January annually thereafter. Please refer to http://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/programs/mri/ for updated information. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 21, 2010 Archived — See updated opportunity 11-503 |
| Archive Date: | Nov 08, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $90,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $4,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligibilty restrictions apply. Please see full text of solicitation for details. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | U.S. National Science Foundation |
| Description: | The Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) serves to increase access to shared scientific and engineering instruments for research and research training in our Nation’s institutions of higher education, museums, science centers, and not-for-profit organizations. This program especially seeks to improve the quality and expand the scope of research and research training in science and engineering, by providing shared instrumentation that fosters the integration of research and education in research-intensive learning environments. Development and acquisition of research instrumentation for shared inter- and/or intra-organizational use are encouraged, as are development efforts that leverage the strengths of private sector partners to build instrument development capacity at academic institutions.To accomplish these goals, the MRI program assists with the acquisition or development of shared research instrumentation that is, in general, too costly and/or not appropriate for support through other NSF programs. Instruments are expected to be operational for regular research use by the end of the award period. For the purposes of the MRI program, proposals must be for either acquisition or development of a single instrument or for equipment that, when combined, serves as an integrated research instrument (physical or virtual). The MRI program does not support the acquisition or development of a suite of instruments to outfit research facilities or to conduct independent research activities simultaneously.Instrument acquisition or development proposals that request funds from NSF in the range $100,000-$4 million will be accepted from all eligible organizations. Proposals that request funds from NSF less than $100,000 will also be accepted from all eligible organizations for the disciplines of social, behavioral and economic sciences and from non-Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education for all NSF-supported disciplines.Cost-sharing at the level of 30% of the total project cost is required for Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education and for non-degree-granting organizations. Non-Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education are exempt from the cost-sharing requirement.Please see the solicitation text for definitions of organizational types used for the MRI program. |
| Link to Additional Information: | NSF Publication 10-529 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NSF grants.gov support
grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov Email:grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2010 | ||
| Nov 29, 2010 | ||
| Nov 08, 2010 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 10-529 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Major Research Instrumentation Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 150 |
| Assistance Listings: | 47.041 — Engineering Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 25, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | Nov 29, 2010 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 21, 2010 April 21, 2010 Pending the availability of funds, fourth Thursday in January annually thereafter. Please refer to http://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/programs/mri/ for updated information. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 21, 2010 Archived — See updated opportunity 11-503 |
| Archive Date: | Nov 08, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $90,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $4,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligibilty restrictions apply. Please see full text of solicitation for details. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | U.S. National Science Foundation |
| Description: | The Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) serves to increase access to shared scientific and engineering instruments for research and research training in our Nation’s institutions of higher education, museums, science centers, and not-for-profit organizations. This program especially seeks to improve the quality and expand the scope of research and research training in science and engineering, by providing shared instrumentation that fosters the integration of research and education in research-intensive learning environments. Development and acquisition of research instrumentation for shared inter- and/or intra-organizational use are encouraged, as are development efforts that leverage the strengths of private sector partners to build instrument development capacity at academic institutions.To accomplish these goals, the MRI program assists with the acquisition or development of shared research instrumentation that is, in general, too costly and/or not appropriate for support through other NSF programs. Instruments are expected to be operational for regular research use by the end of the award period. For the purposes of the MRI program, proposals must be for either acquisition or development of a single instrument or for equipment that, when combined, serves as an integrated research instrument (physical or virtual). The MRI program does not support the acquisition or development of a suite of instruments to outfit research facilities or to conduct independent research activities simultaneously.Instrument acquisition or development proposals that request funds from NSF in the range $100,000-$4 million will be accepted from all eligible organizations. Proposals that request funds from NSF less than $100,000 will also be accepted from all eligible organizations for the disciplines of social, behavioral and economic sciences and from non-Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education for all NSF-supported disciplines.Cost-sharing at the level of 30% of the total project cost is required for Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education and for non-degree-granting organizations. Non-Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education are exempt from the cost-sharing requirement.Please see the solicitation text for definitions of organizational types used for the MRI program. |
| Link to Additional Information: | NSF Publication 10-529 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NSF grants.gov support
grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov Email:grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 10-529 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Major Research Instrumentation Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 150 |
| Assistance Listings: | 47.041 — Engineering Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 29, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 21, 2010 Archived — See updated opportunity 11-503 |
| Archive Date: | Nov 08, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $90,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $4,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligibilty restrictions apply. Please see full text of solicitation for details. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | U.S. National Science Foundation |
| Description: | The Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) serves to increase access to shared scientific and engineering instruments for research and research training in our Nation’s institutions of higher education, museums, science centers, and not-for-profit organizations. This program especially seeks to improve the quality and expand the scope of research and research training in science and engineering, by providing shared instrumentation that fosters the integration of research and education in research-intensive learning environments. Development and acquisition of research instrumentation for shared inter- and/or intra-organizational use are encouraged, as are development efforts that leverage the strengths of private sector partners to build instrument development capacity at academic institutions.To accomplish these goals, the MRI program assists with the acquisition or development of shared research instrumentation that is, in general, too costly and/or not appropriate for support through other NSF programs. Instruments are expected to be operational for regular research use by the end of the award period. For the purposes of the MRI program, proposals must be for either acquisition or development of a single instrument or for equipment that, when combined, serves as an integrated research instrument (physical or virtual). The MRI program does not support the acquisition or development of a suite of instruments to outfit research facilities or to conduct independent research activities simultaneously.Instrument acquisition or development proposals that request funds from NSF in the range $100,000-$4 million will be accepted from all eligible organizations. Proposals that request funds from NSF less than $100,000 will also be accepted from all eligible organizations for the disciplines of social, behavioral and economic sciences and from non-Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education for all NSF-supported disciplines.Cost-sharing at the level of 30% of the total project cost is required for Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education and for non-degree-granting organizations. Non-Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education are exempt from the cost-sharing requirement.Please see the solicitation text for definitions of organizational types used for the MRI program. |
| Link to Additional Information: | NSF Publication 10-529 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NSF grants.gov support
grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov Email:grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 10-529 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Major Research Instrumentation Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 150 |
| Assistance Listings: | 47.041 — Engineering Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 08, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 21, 2010 April 21, 2010 Pending the availability of funds, fourth Thursday in January annually thereafter. Please refer to http://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/programs/mri/ for updated information. |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $90,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $4,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligibilty restrictions apply. Please see full text of solicitation for details. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | U.S. National Science Foundation |
| Description: | The Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) serves to increase access to shared scientific and engineering instruments for research and research training in our Nation’s institutions of higher education, museums, science centers, and not-for-profit organizations. This program especially seeks to improve the quality and expand the scope of research and research training in science and engineering, by providing shared instrumentation that fosters the integration of research and education in research-intensive learning environments. Development and acquisition of research instrumentation for shared inter- and/or intra-organizational use are encouraged, as are development efforts that leverage the strengths of private sector partners to build instrument development capacity at academic institutions.To accomplish these goals, the MRI program assists with the acquisition or development of shared research instrumentation that is, in general, too costly and/or not appropriate for support through other NSF programs. Instruments are expected to be operational for regular research use by the end of the award period. For the purposes of the MRI program, proposals must be for either acquisition or development of a single instrument or for equipment that, when combined, serves as an integrated research instrument (physical or virtual). The MRI program does not support the acquisition or development of a suite of instruments to outfit research facilities or to conduct independent research activities simultaneously.Instrument acquisition or development proposals that request funds from NSF in the range $100,000-$4 million will be accepted from all eligible organizations. Proposals that request funds from NSF less than $100,000 will also be accepted from all eligible organizations for the disciplines of social, behavioral and economic sciences and from non-Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education for all NSF-supported disciplines.Cost-sharing at the level of 30% of the total project cost is required for Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education and for non-degree-granting organizations. Non-Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education are exempt from the cost-sharing requirement.Please see the solicitation text for definitions of organizational types used for the MRI program. |
| Link to Additional Information: | NSF Publication 10-529 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NSF grants.gov support
grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov Email:grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov |
Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | NSF grants.gov support grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov Email: grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.076 | PKG00016520 | Jan 25, 2010 | Apr 28, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
51313 RR_SF424_1_2-1.2.pdf
51313 PerformanceSite_1_2-1.2.pdf
51313 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_2-1.2.pdf
51313 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_1_2-1.2.pdf
51313 RR_PersonalData_1_2-1.2.pdf
51313 RR_Budget-1.1.pdf
51313 NSF_CoverPage_1_3-1.3.pdf
Optional forms
51313 RR_SubawardBudget-1.2.pdf
51313 NSF_DeviationAuthorization-1.1.pdf
51313 NSF_SuggestedReviewers-1.1.pdf
51313 NSF_Registration_1_3-1.3.pdf
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