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NSF program Innovation: Instrumentation (165Y00): 28 awards, $16.9M to 24 organizations

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28 NSF awards ($16.9M) under the program element Innovation: Instrumentation (165Y00) to 24 organizations, fiscal years 2022 to 2026, read 2026-11-03.

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Program element code: 165Y00
Directorate: Directorate for Biological Sciences
Division: Innovation Tools, Informatics, & Functional Genomics

Awards

28 awards in the window.

Award	Agency	Institute or division	Fiscal year	Amount in window	Start	End	Principal investigator	Source
Collaborative Research: IIBR Instrumentation: A continuous metabolite sensor for lab and field studies	NSF	Innovation Tools, Informatics, & Functional Genomics	2023	$1,447,087	October 1, 2023	September 30, 2027	Cassondra Williams	nsf.gov
An Automated High-Content Imaging Platform for Caenorhabditis elegans	NSF	Innovation Tools, Informatics, & Functional Genomics	2023	$1,319,874	October 1, 2023	September 30, 2026	George L Sutphin	nsf.gov
Instrumentation and methods development for millisecond time-resolved studies of protein dynamics using quenching crystallography	NSF	Innovation Tools, Informatics, & Functional Genomics	2022	$1,245,633	October 1, 2022	September 30, 2027	Robert E Thorne	nsf.gov
Monitoring and measuring wild animals without the need for capture	NSF	Innovation Tools, Informatics, & Functional Genomics	2025	$1,040,107	September 1, 2025	August 31, 2028	Scott L Nuismer	nsf.gov
NSF-BSF: IIBR Instrumentation: Photonic Band Gap Resonators for High-Field Dynamic Nuclear Polarization of Biological Macromolecules	NSF	Innovation Tools, Informatics, & Functional Genomics	2023	$998,436	October 1, 2023	September 30, 2027	Alexander Nevzorov	nsf.gov
Tools4Cells: A high-throughput platform for identifying protein-protein interactions using pooled immunoprecipitation-mass spectrometry and sparse signal recovery	NSF	Innovation Tools, Informatics, & Functional Genomics	2025	$894,785	September 15, 2025	August 31, 2028	Hans T Rube	nsf.gov
Super-Resolution Cell and Tissue Imaging via Parallel Multifocal Scanning Microscopy	NSF	Innovation Tools, Informatics, & Functional Genomics	2025	$861,467	September 1, 2025	August 31, 2028	Shu Jia	nsf.gov
Microfluidic Cell Sorting and Manipulation Based on Bulk Acoustic Waves	NSF	Innovation Tools, Informatics, & Functional Genomics	2022	$840,208	February 1, 2022	January 31, 2027	Eun S Kim	nsf.gov
CAREER: Multiplexing Light-Field Microscopy for Cell Biological Research	NSF	Innovation Tools, Informatics, & Functional Genomics	2022	$793,211	February 1, 2022	January 31, 2027	Shu Jia	nsf.gov
A light-sheet microscopy (LSM)-based, spatially-resolved 3D dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) instrument for developmental biology and physiology	NSF	Innovation Tools, Informatics, & Functional Genomics	2022	$790,267	October 1, 2022	September 30, 2027	Kazunori Hoshino	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Electromagnet-integrated optical microscope stage with biocompatible magnetogel for investigating mechanobiology in 2D and 3D	NSF	Division of Biological Infrastructure	2024	$768,714	November 1, 2023	September 30, 2025	Andrea M Armani	nsf.gov
Development and Optimization of a Digital AC-DC Electropenetrograph for Real-Time Recording of On-host Tick Feeding	NSF	Innovation Tools, Informatics, & Functional Genomics	2024	$714,308	September 1, 2024	September 30, 2027	Kathryn E Reif	nsf.gov
A microfluidic-based weighing scale with picogram resolution for single-cell mass measurements	NSF	Innovation Tools, Informatics, & Functional Genomics	2026	$561,763	October 1, 2025	July 31, 2028	Angelo Gaitas	nsf.gov
Development of a piezoelectric inchworm machine for automatic microelectrode implantation into brain with meningeal layer penetration	NSF	Innovation Tools, Informatics, & Functional Genomics	2024	$499,991	August 1, 2024	July 31, 2027	Lei Chen	nsf.gov
CAREER: Super-Resolution 3D Ultrasound Imaging of Brain Activity	NSF	Innovation Tools, Informatics, & Functional Genomics	2023	$494,725	July 1, 2023	June 30, 2028	Carl Herickhoff	nsf.gov
A nanoscale thermocouple on a micromachined cantilever for intracellular temperature measurements	NSF	Division of Biological Infrastructure	2022	$490,564	October 1, 2022	September 30, 2025	Angelo Gaitas	nsf.gov
CAREER: Next-generation Rhizosphere Monitoring - Non-invasive Plant Phenotyping and Health Monitoring Using the Light-piping Properties of Plant Stems	NSF	Innovation Tools, Informatics, & Functional Genomics	2023	$454,069	May 1, 2023	April 30, 2028	Joshua Brake	nsf.gov
Advancing Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry to Study Complex Systems	NSF	Chemistry Section	2023	$449,997	August 15, 2023	July 31, 2026	Miklos Guttman	nsf.gov
Contactless isomotive dielectrophoresis for high throughput single cell spectroscopy	NSF	Innovation Tools, Informatics, & Functional Genomics	2026	$443,707	August 1, 2026	July 31, 2029	Stuart J Williams	nsf.gov
CAREER: Multi-aperture 3D microscopy for cellular-scale measurement over macroscopic volumes	NSF	Innovation Tools, Informatics, & Functional Genomics	2023	$411,455	March 1, 2023	February 29, 2028	Roarke Horstmeyer	nsf.gov
Dielectric characterization of biological nanoparticles using a dielectrophoretic slide	NSF	Innovation Tools, Informatics, & Functional Genomics	2022	$358,793	October 1, 2022	September 30, 2026	Stuart J Williams	nsf.gov
Vibrating tube sensors: A versatile and low-cost instrument for continuously monitoring the mass, volume, and density of any microgram-sized biosample in fluid	NSF	Innovation Tools, Informatics, & Functional Genomics	2022	$334,982	February 1, 2022	January 31, 2027	William H Grover	nsf.gov
CAREER: Three-dimensional super-resolution light microscopy of thick, unprocessed biological samples	NSF	Innovation Tools, Informatics, & Functional Genomics	2024	$257,603	October 1, 2023	February 28, 2027	Ana Doblas	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: IIBR Instrumentation: A continuous metabolite sensor for lab and field studies	NSF	Innovation Tools, Informatics, & Functional Genomics	2023	$230,831	October 1, 2023	September 30, 2027	Allyson Hindle	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Electromagnet-integrated optical microscope stage with biocompatible magnetogel for investigating mechanobiology in 2D and 3D	NSF	Division of Biological Infrastructure	2022	$125,000	October 1, 2022	September 30, 2025	Diane Hoffman-Kim	nsf.gov
A microfluidic-based weighing scale with picogram resolution for single-cell mass measurements	NSF	Division of Biological Infrastructure	2024	$38,357	August 1, 2024	February 28, 2026	Angelo Gaitas	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Electromagnet-integrated optical microscope stage with biocompatible magnetogel for investigating mechanobiology in 2D and 3D	NSF	Division of Biological Infrastructure	2022	$23,368	October 1, 2022	April 30, 2024	Andrea M Armani	nsf.gov
Development and Optimization of a Digital AC-DC Electropenetrograph for Real-Time Recording of On-host Tick Feeding	NSF	Division of Biological Infrastructure	2023	$8,850	October 1, 2023	October 31, 2024	Kathryn E Reif	nsf.gov

Organizations

Organization	Place	NIH amount	NSF awards	NSF amount
Georgia Tech Research Corporation	Atlanta, GA	$0	2	$1.7 million
University of California-Irvine	Irvine, CA	$0	1	$1.4 million
University of Arizona	Tucson, AZ	$0	1	$1.3 million
Cornell University	Ithaca, NY	$0	1	$1.2 million
Regents of the University of Idaho	Moscow, ID	$0	1	$1 million
North Carolina State University	Raleigh, NC	$0	1	$998,436
University of California - Merced	Merced, CA	$0	1	$894,785
University of Southern California	Los Angeles, CA	$0	2	$863,576
University of Louisville	Louisville, KY	$0	2	$802,500
University of Connecticut	Storrs, CT	$0	1	$790,267
Ellison Institute, LLC	Los Angeles, CA	$0	1	$768,714
Auburn University	Auburn, AL	$0	1	$714,308
University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Charlotte, NC	$0	1	$561,763
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	New York, NY	$0	2	$528,921
University of Massachusetts Lowell	Lowell, MA	$0	1	$499,991
University of Memphis	Memphis, TN	$0	1	$494,725
Harvey Mudd College	Claremont, CA	$0	1	$454,069
University of Washington	Seattle, WA	$0	1	$449,997
Duke University	Durham, NC	$0	1	$411,455
University of California-Riverside	Riverside, CA	$0	1	$334,982
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth	North Dartmouth, MA	$0	1	$257,603
University of Nevada Las Vegas	Las Vegas, NV	$0	1	$230,831
Brown University	Providence, RI	$0	1	$125,000
Kansas State University	Manhattan, KS	$0	1	$8,850

Funding by fiscal year

Fiscal year	NIH amount	NSF awards	NSF amount
2026	$0	1	$443,707
2025	$0	12	$4,453,211
2024	$0	12	$4,194,641
2023	$0	14	$4,078,247
2022	$0	10	$3,728,346

Open federal funding opportunities

From Grants.gov: notices that funded awards in this table, and open notices on the same agency and assistance listing.

Open opportunity	Number	Agency	Listing	Closes	Award ceiling	Why it matches
Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets)	26-512	NSF	47.074	November 4, 2026	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here
National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP)	25-540	NSF	47.074	November 17, 2026	$2 million	Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (FEC)	24-573	NSF	47.074	January 26, 2027	$1.5 million	Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here
GROWING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH (GCR)	24-527	NSF	47.074	February 8, 2027	$3.6 million	Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here
Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1	24-598	NSF	47.074	February 8, 2027	$20 million	Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here
Mid-Career Advancement (MCA)	22-603	NSF	47.074	March 1, 2027	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here
Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE)	26-506	NSF	47.074	March 2, 2027	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here
NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NQVL)	24-586	NSF	47.074	April 6, 2027	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows	24-528	NSF	47.074	April 13, 2027	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here
Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science (FAIROS)	25-533	NSF	47.074	April 14, 2027	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here
EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP)	24-588	NSF	47.074	June 1, 2027	$3.2 million	Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)	22-586	NSF	47.074	July 28, 2027	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)	23-601	NSF	47.074	August 18, 2027	$500,000	Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB)	26-504	NSF	47.074	September 28, 2027	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here
Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR)	23-598	NSF	47.074	October 19, 2027	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here
Plant Biotic Interactions	20-576	NSF	47.074	October 5, 2076	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here
Core Research in Biological Sciences (BIO Core)	26-517	NSF	47.074	October 5, 2076	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here
National Science Foundation National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-CorpsTM Teams) Program	25-549	NSF	47.074	October 6, 2076	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here
Facilitating Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions: (RUI and ROA-PUI)	14-579	NSF	47.074	October 14, 2076	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here
Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research (Innovation)	23-578	NSF	47.074	October 30, 2076	$800,000	Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here

Updated November 3, 2026. Read from NIH RePORTER ExPORTER and NSF Award Search. Published by NIH and NSF as U.S. government data. NIH awards are fiscal years 2021 to 2025 (NIH files published to 2026-07-09); NSF awards are fiscal years 2022 to 2026 (NSF files published to 2026-11-02). NIH amounts are the total cost of each fiscal year in the window; NSF amounts are the funds obligated in the window. Organizations are matched on the UEI. Open opportunities come from Grants.gov and match on agency and assistance listing number, and on the notice number NIH prints on an award. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.