Project Grant S10GM164875
- The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke awarded Chicago State University $250,000 on August 15, 2026, to acquire an Evident Scientific Fluoview FV4000 inverted confocal laser scanning microscope, the institution's first confocal microscope, supported through the NIH Instrumentation Grant for Resource-Limited Institutions under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders program (CFDA 93.853). The microscope will be installed in Chicago...
- The National Institute of Mental Health awarded Sam Houston State University $249,978 on August 1, 2026, under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to acquire an Olympus IX85 automated inverted microscope configured with Cicero spinning disc confocal technology for biomedical research and education at the university's College of Osteopathic Medicine in Huntsville, Texas. The microscope will support five active research programs: functional analysis of selenophosphate...
- The National Institute of General Medical Sciences awarded the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University $248,901 on September 1, 2026, under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) to purchase a BD FACSMelody high-speed cell sorter equipped with blue, red, and violet lasers for use by biomedical researchers at Southern Illinois University–Carbondale. The instrument will serve investigators across two SIUC colleges and the SIU School of Medicine conducting...
- The National Institute of General Medical Sciences awarded the University of Louisiana at Monroe $239,894 on September 1, 2026, under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) to acquire a Zeiss LSM 910 laser scanning confocal microscope. The microscope will restore and enhance high-resolution imaging capabilities for biomedical research and education in the College of Pharmacy. The instrument offers advanced laser scanning, spectral detection, and high-sensitivity...
- 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...
- 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...
- Project Grant Summary Colorado State University received a Project Grant award of $727,297 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859), effective July 15, 2025, with completion targeted for July 14, 2026. The award funds the acquisition and implementation of a 3i Marianas Super-Resolution Spinning Disk Confocal (SDC) microscope system to replace the university's original open-access SDC microscope...
- 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...
- 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...
- The National Institutes of Health Office of the Director awarded the University of South Carolina $347,162 on September 1, 2026, under the Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) to acquire a Leica MICA Widefocal Live Cell Imaging System for the Instrumentation Resource Facility at the School of Medicine Columbia. The system delivers widefield speed fused with confocal clarity through a fully automated platform featuring FluoSync spectral unmixing, AIVIA-powered AI pixel classification,...
The National Institute of Mental Health awarded the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University $249,886 on September 1, 2026, under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to acquire and install a Nikon AX super-resolution confocal microscope system at the Carbondale, Illinois campus. The award funds the purchase of a Nikon Confocal AX point scanning add-on to upgrade an existing Nikon TI2 fluorescent microscope, plus an NSPARC super-resolution detector and advanced imaging workstation to be installed in a dedicated microscopy room. The system will deliver four-laser excitation lines, high-speed scanning to minimize photobleaching, multi-channel simultaneous imaging, superior spatial resolution and detection, and three-dimensional Z-axis stack imaging capability. The instrument will serve researchers across multiple disciplines at SIU—including endocrinology, molecular biology, biochemistry, immunology, reproduction, neuroscience, and molecular genetics—through a confocal-use committee comprising major users that will manage training, scheduling, and operational oversight. The recipient institution plans to complement the federal award with institutional support to enhance system capabilities. The award period runs from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027. The project is assistance type Project Grant, supporting basic and translational biomedical research at the university and creating learning and training opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $249.9k | 8/5/26 |