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Utilizing Equipment to Study Environmental Extrinsic Factors and Enhance Rigor and Reproducibility of Animal Research (Clinical Trials Not-Allowed)

Funds the kit that measures what else is happening to lab animals — light, noise, temperature — because those variables quietly wreck reproducibility.

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A surprising amount of irreproducible animal research comes down to things nobody recorded: the light cycle, the noise, the temperature, the cage. The Office of Research Infrastructure Programs funds work on exactly those extrinsic environmental factors and on the equipment needed to capture them.

Applications are invited from core facilities, resource centres, animal vivaria and investigators ru

Systematic study of critical environmental extrinsic factors in biological, behavioural and treatment studies using animal models, to improve rigour and reproducibility, together with acquisition or updating of equipment that measures, monitors, records and reports environmental, biological or biobehavioural variables on several parameters at once.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Multiple per year
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.25 Sept 2026
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.26 weeks
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.

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Last verified: 25 Aug 2026Funder reference: PAR-24-167Source: www.grants.gov