Government/Federal Funding Sources

http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/rsrch_funding.asp

On-line National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) directories are available to identify the array of research resource facilities, biomaterials, and models available to biomedical investigators across the country. Research Resources serve as institutional, regional, or national facilities for clinical, animal, or biomedical technology research; those facilities provide expertise, specially adapted laboratories, and research equipment. Biological materials range from cells, genes, and tissues to whole animals, some of which are available at no charge or a modest handling fee to qualified investigators. For others, investigators should check with the resource to determine appropriate cost.

Below is a breakdown of the funding subsections of this Web site.

Clinical Research supports institutional Research Resources for clinical investigation of human health problems to increase our knowledge of the etiology, progression, prevention, control, and cure of human disease. This is accomplished through the General Clinical Research Centers, Research Career Development, National Gene Vector Laboratories, and the National Disease Research Interchange.

Research Infrastructure area expands the Nation's capacity for the conduct of biomedical and behavioral research by developing the research infrastructure at minority institutions that award doctorates in the health sciences or sciences related to health; improving biomedical and behavioral research through an NIH-wide program of matching grants for construction and renovation of research facilities; increasing competitiveness of institutions from states with limited support; facilitating collaboration between minority baccalaureate/masters degree-granting institutions and research intensive universities; and improving pre-college science education and the public's understanding of science.

The Comparative Medicine (CM) area of the NIH National Center for Research Resources helps meet the needs of biomedical researchers for high quality, disease-free animals and specialized animal research facilities. The CM area--through grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts--supports regional primate research centers and their field stations, primate breeding and resource projects, development of both mammalian and nonmammalian animal models, postdoctoral training, and a variety of research projects. The CM area is composed of Regional Primate Research Centers, Laboratory Animal Sciences, Biological Models, AIDS Animal Models, and Research Manpower Development.

Biomedical Technology supports research, development and access to sophisticated technologies at resource centers nationwide. This area also funds grants for acquisition of state-of-the art shared instrumentation. Current areas of emphasis include high performance computing, molecular and cellular structural biology technologies, biomedical engineering, noninvasive imaging and spectroscopy, and mathematical modeling and computer simulations. This area supports the following mechanisms: Biomedical Technology Resource Grants, Biomedical Technology Research Grants, Shared Instrumentation Grants.