Project Grant S10GM164748
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded Central Michigan University $723,992 on February 1, 2026, to acquire an advanced confocal microscope for multidisciplinary research and training. The confocal microscope is a high-resolution imaging tool enabling three-dimensional visualization of living tissues at cellular and subcellular scales. Research applications include investigation of cell membrane dynamics, intracellular protein movement and reorganization, cell...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $466,187 to the University of Portland (UP) to acquire a spinning-disk confocal microscope. The microscope will enable enhanced cell and molecular biology research and undergraduate teaching and training at UP and Lewis & Clark College. The award supports research programs investigating biological mechanisms such as developmental asymmetry, cardiac development, and the...
- The Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Office of the Director awarded the University of Pittsburgh $516,462 on May 15, 2026, under the Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) to purchase a single integrated Nikon AXR confocal microscope system. The microscope is a four-color confocal system with resonant scanning capabilities, mounted on a motorized inverted stand and equipped with four GaAsP detectors, two with customizable spectral tuning. The...
- Providence College received a $348,583 Project Grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859), effective May 15, 2025, with completion scheduled for May 14, 2026. The award funds the acquisition and installation of a Nikon CSU-W1 spinning disk confocal microscope system at Providence College's newly renovated science complex in Providence, Rhode Island. This state-of-the-art imaging equipment...
- The University of Michigan was awarded a $1.8 million project grant from the National Institutes of Health Office of the Director under the Research Infrastructure Programs federal grant program to purchase a Leica SP8 confocal microscope. The microscope will support over 30 investigators at the University engaged in diabetes, vision, and retinal research by replacing two aging microscopes in the university's shared imaging facility. The new microscope will provide high-speed resonant scanning...
- This federal Project Grant award of $551,957 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides funding to the University of Scranton to acquire an Olympus Fluoview FV4000 inverted confocal microscope system. This microscope will be integrated into the university's upper-level biology courses and made accessible to faculty at other local universities to enhance research and training capabilities in multiple biological fields, including cellular...
- The Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Office of the Director awarded the University of Montana $1,328,615 on July 15, 2026, under the Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) to acquire a Leica Stellaris 8 confocal and two-photon hybrid microscope system for the Biospectroscopy Core Research Laboratory (BCRL), a component of the NIH COBRE-funded Center for Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics at the institution. The microscope will replace a Zeiss 880...
- The National Institute of General Medical Sciences awarded $250,000 to Universidad de Puerto Rico en Aguadilla on June 10, 2026, under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) to acquire a Nikon AX Galvo confocal laser scanning microscope with a TI2-E inverted platform and four-laser configuration (405/488/561/640 nanometers). The instrument will establish high-resolution fluorescence imaging, live-cell microscopy, and quantitative analysis capabilities at the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Director awarded the University of South Carolina $749,362 under the Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) to acquire a ZEISS LSM 980 confocal microscope with Airyscan2 capabilities for biological research. The award, effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2026, funds the procurement and deployment of advanced microscopy instrumentation designed to replace the institution's aging ZEISS LSM 700...
- This $307,754 National Science Foundation Engineering Directorate project grant will fund the acquisition of a Nikon CSU-W1-SORA super-resolution spinning disk confocal microscope for Boston University. The microscope will enable new spatially resolved transcriptomics and multi-scale connectomics research techniques to study gene expression within cells and neural connectivity in brain networks. As a shared resource housed in BU's Photonics Center, the microscope is expected to serve nine...
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences awarded Winthrop University $249,702 on August 5, 2026, to acquire a spinning disk confocal microscope under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859). The Echo confocal microscope will replace a 17-year-old Olympus FV-1000 spectral laser-scanning confocal microscope that has experienced mechanical failure and is no longer serviceable. The instrument will support faculty and student research, student training in classes including BIOL530 (Current Methods in Microscopy), faculty recruitment, and outreach programs at Winthrop University. The system will enable high-resolution 3D immunofluorescence imaging and live-cell time-lapse imaging with reduced photobleaching through spinning disk technology, image stitching of large tissue sections, and Z-stacking capabilities. The microscope is equipped with six objectives (2X, 4X, 10X, 20X, 40X, and 60X oil), four laser lines (405, 488, 555, and 640), and two cameras—one monochrome and one color—to serve both experienced microscopists and non-microscopy users. Currently, investigators rely on four non-confocal fluorescent microscopes purchased before 2008 or outsource imaging to other universities, creating financial and operational barriers to top-tier research. Place of performance is Rock Hill, South Carolina. The period of performance runs from August 5, 2026, through August 4, 2027.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $249.7k | 8/4/26 |