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The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), part of the National Institutes of Health, reported that it will provide up to an estimated $152 million over the next five years to fund Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) in nine IDeA-eligible states.

By promoting the development, coordination and sharing of research resources and expertise, these awards expand research opportunities and increase the number of competitive investigators in 23 eligible states and Puerto Rico.

The INBRE is a component of the IDeA program, which is designed to improve the competitiveness of investigators in states that historically have not received significant levels of NIH research funding.

The lead institutions for statewide networks receiving this second phase of five-year funding are the Marshall University Research Corporation (Huntington, West Virginia), Montana State University (Bozeman), Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (Salisbury Cove, Maine), University of Louisville (Louisville, Kentucky), University of North Dakota (Grand Forks), University of Puerto Rico (Rio Piedras), University of Rhode Island (Kingston), University of South Dakota (Vermillion) and University of Wyoming (Laramie).

INBRE grants aim to enhance biomedical research capacity, expand and strengthen the research capabilities of biomedical faculty, and provide access to biomedical resources for promising undergraduate students throughout the eligible states.