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Supporting Research on Microbes and the Built Environment is a Notice of Interest from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) highlighting its interest in grant applications focused on exploring interactions between microbes (viruses, bacteria, fungi, protists) and the human-built environment.
Research priorities include characteristics of microbes interacting with built environments, physical and chemical principles governing microbial release and viability on solids, liquids, and gases, modes of interaction between humans and microbes in built environments, and development of new methods and technologies. Eligible applicants include universities, nonprofits, state and local governments, and private institutions.
Applications are due by August 29, 2026.
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NOT-GM-24-044: NIGMS Interest in Supporting Research on Microbes and the Built Environment NIGMS Interest in Supporting Research on Microbes and the Built Environment National Institute of General Medical Sciences ( NIGMS ) The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) is issuing this Notice to highlight interest in receiving grant applications focused on exploring the interaction of microbes (viruses, bacteria, fungi, protists) with the human-built environment, including but not limited to the following: The characteristics of microbes interacting with the built environment (e.g. identities, numbers, dynamics, or interactions with other microorganisms); Investigation of the physical and chemical principles governing interactions, release, and viability of microbes on/in solids, liquids and gases related to the built environment; Investigation of modes of interaction between humans or other model hosts and microbes in the built environment; Development or improvement of technologies for microbe detection, sampling and culturing, and bioinformatic approaches for characterizing complex microbial communities.
The Institute is particularly interested in the discovery of generalizable principles; thus, studies of model systems and surrogate microbes rather than actual infectious agents are more likely to be in the NIGMS mission and will be a higher priority for funding.
Applications from multidisciplinary teams of investigators including architects, engineers, epidemiologists, microbiologists, physicists, chemists, data scientists, and physicians are encouraged. Please direct all inquiries to: National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Weekly TOC for this Announcement NIH... Turning Discovery Into Health ®
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Universities, Nonprofits, State/local governments, Private institutions Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Varies Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is August 29, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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