OK-INBRE Equipment Grant 

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION

The primary objective of the Oklahoma IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (OK-INBRE) Equipment Grant program is to provide essential biomedical research equipment so that faculty researchers may gain valuable experience in designing, conducting, and reporting biomedical research, thus enhancing their ability to compete for extramural funding beyond the local level.

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KEY DATES
The next Equipment Grant opportunity will be available in summer 2026.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR ELIGIBILITY
Principal Investigators must hold a full-time faculty appointment at one of the eligible institutions listed below.  OK-INBRE can support non-tenure track or consecutive-term faculty with a justification/letter of support from the Departmental Chair.  The letter must indicate that the institution has provided resources (e.g., startup funding, independent lab space, protected time for research) for the faculty member to successfully carry out the OK-INBRE project, and that the institution is committed to support the faculty member in their position for the foreseeable future so that the faculty member may continue to develop their research program and apply for external grant funding.

ELIGIBLE INVESTIGATOR INSTITUTIONS
University of Central Oklahoma
East Central University
Northeastern State University
Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Southeastern State University
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Cameron University
Langston University
Rogers State University
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

BUDGET
The maximum allowable direct cost for Equipment Grants is $25,000 for the project period.

TERMS OF AWARD
The Investigator will be required to submit a written project progress report in early spring, near the end of the project period, which will be submitted to NIH. Instructions will be provided by OK-INBRE, typically in January of the award year. The report shall include a summary of the use of the equipment including significant discoveries, outcomes, and progress in layman’s terms; grant applications and awards; manuscripts published, submitted, or in preparation; presentations at professional meetings; and any technology development and patents derived from the project.  SUBMISSION OF THE PROGRESS REPORT IS REQUIRED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ANY FUTURE OK-INBRE FUNDING.

QUESTIONS
Refer programmatic questions to the OK-INBRE Program at okinbre@ouhsc.edu.

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