RFA-MH-22-155: NIMH Instrumentation Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Closed
This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of National Institutes of Health notices from 2022.
National Institutes of Health offered grants to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. Applications closed on October 9, 2024.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed January 24, 2022. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award amountsNot given on Grants.gov
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeGrant
About this NIH notice
- Activity codeS10
- Clinical trialsNot allowed
- Funded byNIMH
- Median yearly award$600,000
- Typical project length1 year
- S10, Shared Instrumentation Grant. Expensive research instruments shared by several NIH-funded investigators. Other open S10 notices.
Projects funded under RFA-MH-22-155 were run by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH, 8 projects). Contact the program officer at the institute that fits your project before you apply; the notice lists them.
This notice replaced RFA-MH-20-555.
Application due dates, page limits and budget limits are set in the notice. Read RFA-MH-22-155 in the NIH Guide.
Key dates
| Posted | January 24, 2022 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | October 9, 2024 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | November 14, 2024 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses.
All 15 applicant types the notice lists
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- 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
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.
Is this a realistic fit?
- Most of the program's money (69% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
Reissue of RFA-MH-20-555. The NIMH Instrumentation Program encourages applications from NIH funded investigators to purchase or upgrade a single commercially available instrument or a group of components to create an instrument that is not commercially available. Examples of instruments that might be submitted under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) include light microscopes, electron microscopes, spectrophotometers, and biomedical imagers.
Funded under RFA-MH-22-155 so far
NIH funded 8 projects under RFA-MH-22-155 in fiscal 2023 to 2024, at 7 institutions. The median yearly award was $600,000.
| Project | Institution | Fiscal year | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Serial Two Photon Tomography System for Neuroscience Research | UT Southwestern Medical Center | 2024 | $600,000 |
| Acquisition of a Leica high pressure freezer for the cryo-based electron microscopy techniques | Vanderbilt University | 2024 | $488,638 |
| Next-Generation 3 Tesla Human MRI Scanner for Mental Health Research | Massachusetts General Hospital | 2024 | $600,000 |
| Request for a ThermoFisher Helios 5UC DualBeam | University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh | 2023 | $600,000 |
| SyncroPatch 384 Automated Patch Clamp Instrument | Broad Institute, Inc. | 2023 | $599,999 |
| Shared Resource in Cellular Imaging | Huntington Medical Research Institutes | 2023 | $283,310 |
| Spinning Disk Super Resolution Confocal Microscope for the Vanderbilt Brain Institute | Vanderbilt University | 2023 | $597,771 |
| Ultra-High Performance Gradients for a 3T MRI Research Scanner | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 2023 | $600,000 |
Who has won Mental Health Research Grants grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Mental Health Research Grants (93.242) awarded $8.8 billion across 6,785 grant awards, an average of $1.3 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yale Univ | Connecticut | 185 | $371 million |
| University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education | Pennsylvania | 200 | $297 million |
| University of California, Los Angeles | California | 176 | $234 million |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | New York | 144 | $212 million |
| The Washington University | Missouri | 149 | $211 million |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is RFA-MH-22-155 still open?
No. It closed on October 9, 2024.
Who can apply for NIMH Instrumentation Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)?
National Institutes of Health accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.
What is the deadline for NIMH Instrumentation Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)?
Closed October 9, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.
Who has been funded under RFA-MH-22-155?
NIH RePORTER lists 8 projects funded under RFA-MH-22-155 in fiscal 2023 to 2024, at 7 institutions. The most were at Vanderbilt University, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital.
Who has won Mental Health Research Grants grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Yale Univ, University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, University of California, Los Angeles. The program made 6,785 awards worth $8.8 billion in that time.
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