Seed Funding to support cutting-edge Research (United States)

Funding Information

• Applicants may request up to $100,000 (direct + indirect costs) Total Costs for one year. Any requests for major equipment (cost greater than $5,000) must include a narrative in the Budget Justification for why it is necessary for the proposed project. The number of awards will depend upon the number, quality, duration, and cost of the applications received.
• Awards will be made as subcontracts from the ISAC Coordinating Unit at Augusta University and not directly by the NIH. Funded awards are not allowed to submit a competitive renewal application and unfunded applications are not allowed to revise and resubmit an amended application. Multi-year funding requests are not allowed.

Eligibility Criteria

• Qualities common to many highly innovative people include an interest in, and the ability to integrate, diverse sources of information; an inclination to challenge paradigms and take intellectual risks; persistence in the face of failure; an ability to attract the right collaborators; and the energy and concentration necessary to plan and execute effective strategies for accomplishing goals.
• Individuals with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research are invited to work with their institution to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support. New investigators are encouraged to apply, but they must have a full-time faculty position or an equivalent position at non-academic institutions. Lower priority will be given to applicants who have received ISAC support in the past three years.
• Eligible Organizations:
  • Higher Education Institutions
  • Public/State Controlled Institution of Higher Education
  • Private Institution of Higher Education
  • The following types of Higher Education Institutions are encouraged to apply for support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education:
    • Hispanic-serving Institution; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs);
    • Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)
    • Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions;
    • Nonprofit with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institution of Higher Education)
    • Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education
    • Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
    • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institution of Higher Education)
• For-Profit Organizations:
  • Small Businesses
  • For-Profit Organization (Other than Small Businesses)
• Foreign Institutions:
  • 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.

For more information, visit ISAC.