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Research Infrastructure Programs (93.351)

Also known as Comparative Medicine, Instrumentation, Research Infrastructure

Research Infrastructure Programs (Assistance Listing 93.351) is run by the National Institutes of Health, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $1.4 billion in 1,102 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.3 million per award on average. 29 funding opportunities are open or forecast now.

The typical award was $493,058. Half of the 1,102 awards fell between $246,170 and $1.0 million, and they ranged from $1 to $66.8 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

The Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) is a program office in the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI) dedicated to supporting research infrastructure and related research resource programs. ORIP consists of the Division of Comparative Medicine (DCM) and the Division of Construction and Instruments (DCI).

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

4 more opportunities are listed with all open grants from Department of Health and Human Services.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other institutions and organizations, both nonprofit and for-profit, seeking to establish, continue, or enlarge programs consistent with the objectives of the program. To be eligible for instrumentation and equipment programs, applications must be Private nonprofit institutions/organizations, Public nonprofit institutions/organizations. Applicants for NRSA must be citizens of the United States or be admitted to the United States for permanent residency. Applicants must be nominated and sponsored by a public or private nonprofit institution with staff and facilities suitable for the proposed research training. Nonprofit domestic organizations may apply for the institutional NRSA. Research Career Development: Applications may be submitted on behalf of candidates by domestic, nonfederal organizations, public or private institutions of higher education.

What the money can and cannot pay for

The Division of Comparative Medicine (DCM) helps meet the needs of biomedical researchers for high-quality, disease-free animals and specialized animal research facilities as well as supports the development of the biomedical workforce, specifically scientists with a background in veterinary medicine. Additionally, DCM seeks to increase small business participation in federally supported research and development as well as the private-sector commercialization of technology developed with federal support. It does this through the federal government's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. The Division of Construction and Instruments: This Division supports programs to expand the Nation’s capacity for the conduct of biomedical research by offering grants for the acquisition of state-of the-art biomedical research instrumentation and integrated instrument systems, advanced biomedical laboratory equipment, and, when specially appropriated funds are available, grants for construction and modernization of biomedical and biobehavioral research facilities.

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

Awards vary in range depending on the particular activity codes. Research Centers grants have much larger ranges - from hundreds of thousands to several million dollars. All costs are shown on a single year basis. Awards may be for up to five years.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Research Infrastructure Programs (93.351) awarded$1.4 billion across 1,102 grant awards, an average of $1.3 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
University of California, DavisCalifornia27$102 million
Oregon Health & Science UniversityOregon18$92.1 million
University of WashingtonWashington7$79.5 million
Emory UniversityGeorgia14$78.3 million
The Administrators of Tulane Educational FundLouisiana10$68.0 million
University of Wisconsin SystemWisconsin16$63.5 million
Texas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas5$53.7 million
University of Missouri SystemMissouri11$33.7 million
Jackson LaboratoryMaine15$33.4 million
The General Hospital CorporationMassachusetts31$32.9 million
University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences CampusPuerto Rico2$29.0 million
Baylor College of MedicineTexas23$28.5 million
The Johns Hopkins UniversityMaryland21$19.0 million
The Leland Stanford Junior UniversityCalifornia22$17.6 million
University of Alabama at BirminghamAlabama16$17.5 million
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNorth Carolina11$16.5 million
Regents of the University of MinnesotaMinnesota18$15.9 million
The Regents of the University of ColoradoColorado17$15.3 million
University of OregonOregon4$15.1 million
The Washington UniversityMissouri16$13.8 million

Top states: California ($183 million), Texas ($127 million), Oregon ($111 million), Massachusetts ($90.4 million), Washington ($87.3 million), Georgia ($85.5 million), Louisiana ($76.5 million), Wisconsin ($72.0 million), New York ($60.5 million), Missouri ($51.9 million).

Who usually wins

Colleges and universities received 80% of the money, nonprofits 15% and small businesses 2.9%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Colleges and universities832$1.1 billion80%
Nonprofits189$211 million15%
Small businesses44$40.4 million2.9%
Other36$32.0 million2.3%
Tribal governments and organizations1$348,724less than 0.1%

By state

42 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
California137$183 million
Texas75$127 million
Oregon28$111 million
Massachusetts90$90.4 million
Washington20$87.3 million
Georgia26$85.5 million
Louisiana17$76.5 million
Wisconsin27$72.0 million
New York86$60.5 million
Missouri36$51.9 million
North Carolina45$41.3 million
Pennsylvania56$36.4 million
Maine19$34.2 million
Puerto Rico3$29.1 million
Maryland36$27.1 million
Colorado36$24.5 million
Tennessee31$21.7 million
Minnesota27$20.1 million
Alabama19$20.1 million
Illinois33$19.6 million
Iowa17$17.4 million
Michigan24$16.8 million
Florida24$16.5 million
Connecticut19$15.9 million
Ohio24$12.8 million
New Jersey15$11.8 million
Arizona10$10.7 million
Indiana11$9.4 million
Kentucky15$8.8 million
Virginia10$6.5 million
Kansas6$5.1 million
Utah7$4.8 million
South Carolina9$4.4 million
District of Columbia8$3.5 million
Nevada4$3.3 million
Nebraska6$2.8 million
Rhode Island7$2.5 million
New Mexico5$2.1 million
Mississippi5$1.6 million
New Hampshire4$1.6 million
Delaware4$1.2 million
Oklahoma1$1.2 million
North Dakota2$955,889
Hawaii3$914,746
Montana3$836,560
West Virginia2$608,989
Alaska1$345,000
Arkansas3$342,800
South Dakota1$258,080
Idaho3$185,502

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.