The VP for Research has announced the launch of the NIH High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Program FY19 competition.
There is no limit on how many applications UVA may submit to this opportunity, however, applications must be for distinct instruments. PIs intending to submit a proposal to this program must provide the following information through the VPR application system: PI name, email address, and a brief abstract/description of the equipment that will be requested in the proposal.
Click on View competition. You will login to the system using NetBadge. If the PI is submitting the proposal, the PI’s name and email will already be filled in. If you are submitting the proposal on behalf of the PI, please fill in the PI’s name and email address (use the PI’s UVA ID, not an email alias). Enter the proposal title and a brief description of the equipment that will be requested in the Abstract text box. This information must be received by 5PM April 4, 2019.
School of Medicine investigators wishing to apply should discuss their proposal with Dr. Margaret Shupnik before submitting to the VPR, as such purchases usually require at least some institutional support.
An individual may only submit one application; please do not submit your proposal package until your final version is ready. If you submit a version of your proposal that is not your final version, you will need to email limited-submission-vpr@virginia.edu for assistance. If you need to submit proposals on behalf of multiple applicants, please email limited-submission-vpr@virginia.edu for assistance.
URL: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-19-177.html
PURPOSE
To encourage applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase or upgrade a single item of expensive, specialized, commercially available instruments or integrated systems that cost at least $600,000. The maximum award is $2,000,000. Instruments in this category include, but are not limited to:
- X-ray diffraction systems;
- Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and mass spectrometers
- DNA sequencers
- Biosensors
- Electron and confocal microscopes
- Cell-sorters; and
- Biomedical Imagers
ELIGIBILITY
- A Major User group composed of at least three individuals must be identified.
- Each member of this group must be a PD/PI on an NIH award with one of the following activity codes: R01, DP1, DP2, P01, P50, R37, and U01 (the requirement is one award per investigator, with more awards per investigator allowed. An award given to multi-PDs/PIs is counted only once towards fulfilling this requirement).
- Once this eligibility requirement has been met, additional users with active NIH research awards can be added as Major or Minor users. Major Users must have substantial need for the instrument.
- PDs/PIs of NIH training grants (T mechanism) and contracts are not eligible to be Major or Minor Users, solely based on such funding.
- Investigators with funding from sources such as other federal agencies (e.g., NSF, DoE, DoD), private foundations or academic institutions can be added as Major or Minor Users provided they are engaged in basic, translational or clinical areas of biomedical/behavioral research.
- Major Users can be researchers from the same department or from several departments, divisions or schools at the applicant institution, or from nearby or regional institutions.
BUDGET:
- Minimum cost: $600,000
- Maximum award (there is no limit on maximum cost): $2,000,000
- Project Period: 1 year
Limited Submission Process and Review
To sign up for direct email alerts for all limited submission opportunities, send an email to lso_announce-request@virginia.edu with the word subscribe as the only word in the Subject heading (do not use capital letters or other punctuation in the Subject heading).
For a comprehensive list of faculty awards, please visit: https://researchdevelopment.vpr.virginia.edu/faculty-recognition-awards-table-netbadge
More information on the limited submission review process can be found here: https://virginia.infoready4.com/limited-submissions, and in the documents found therein. To summarize, reviewers for individual limited submission opportunities are drawn from a standing committee of tenured faculty members who are nominated by the Schools and appointed by the VPR. Ad hoc committee members may also be invited to serve on specific panels based on their subject expertise and/or their experience with a particular sponsor or program. The internal review committee provides critical reviews of internal pre-proposals and makes recommendations for the pre-proposals that should go forward for external submission. The VPR office follows the best practice of many foundations and agencies and does not disclose the names of individual reviewers who contribute to a specific review panel. The limited submission team notifies individual internal applicants of their pre-proposal review results via email. The limited submission team notifies the Department, School, and Office of Sponsored Programs of the proposal(s) that will go forward for external submission via email.
Questions: limited-submission-vpr@virginia.edu
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