Role
NCRR administers, fosters, and supports the development of research resources for health-related research. Programs are carried out through: (a) research grants, research and development contracts, and individual and institutional research training awards; (b) cooperation and collaboration with organizations and institutions engaged in multi-categorical research resources activities; and (c) collection and dissemination of information on research and findings in these areas.
The NCRR funds research concentrated in four programmatic Divisions: Division for Biomedical Technology Research and Research Resources, Division for Clinical Research Resources, Division of Comparative Medicine, and Division of Research Infrastructure.
NCRR's Major Extramural Programs include:
Division for Biomedical Technology Research and Research Resources
- Biomedical Technology (BT) Resource Centers
- Biomedical Informatics Research Network (BIRN)
- Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG)
- High-End Instrumentation (HEI)
Division for Clinical Research Resources
- Clinical and Translational Science Awards
- General Clinical Research Centers (GCRCs)
- National Gene Vector Laboratories (NGVLs)
- Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network
- Islet Cell Resource (ICR) Centers
- Human Tissues and Organs Resource
- Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA)
Division of Comparative Medicine
- National Primate Research Centers (NPRCs)
- Laboratory Animal Sciences (LAS)
- Animal Models
- Biological Models and Materials Research (BMMR)
- NIH Chimpanzee Management Program
Division of Research Infrastructure
- Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI)
- Institutional Development Award (IDeA)
- Research and Animal Facilities Improvements (RFI and AFI)
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