MLSC Research Infrastructure & Equipment Programs
Offers MLSC Research Infrastructure and Equipment Programs, supporting MLSC's Research Infrastructure and Equipment Programs are capital grants.
MLSC's Research Infrastructure & Equipment Programs are capital grants for Massachusetts nonprofit research institutions. The umbrella covers a Research Infrastructure Program with awards from $1.5 million to $5 million and a Research Equipment Program with awards up to $500,000, so it spans both major buildouts and shared equipment buys. Eligible applicants include academic and research institutions, hospitals engaged in research, business incubators and accelerators, and other qualifying nonprofits. The program excludes institutions that only provide healthcare services, and the projects must fit the state's life sciences definition rather than general clinical operations. That keeps the funding aimed at ecosystem-wide research capacity instead of routine service delivery. This is capital finance, not operating support, so leveraged funding and broad benefit matter when proposals are reviewed. MLSC says it has awarded or committed more than $615 million to this work, and the current record places the umbrella between cycles with an annual review cadence.
No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: Annual.