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Research Grants Guides
Everything a life-science equipment sales rep needs to understand federal research funding. Written by reps, for reps.
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Use our cross-agency overviews to help you understand the full funding landscape, then take deep dives into each individual agency below.
NIH Grant Types Guide
R01, R21, S10, SBIR, and more. What each NIH activity code means for equipment sales and which ones signal active purchasing.
Read guide →🏛️Federal Agencies Overview
All 8 agencies side by side. Budgets, priorities, and a quick comparison of where the equipment money flows.
Read guide →🖥️How to Use NIH Reporter
Free step-by-step guide to NIH's grant search tool. How to search, filter, and find funded labs - and when you might want something faster.
Read guide →Agency Guides
Deep dives into each federal funding agency - how they work, what they fund, and what it means for equipment sales.
NIH Institutes Guide
27 institutes and centers. Which ones buy equipment, where the money flows, and how to identify your best targets.
Read guide →🧬NSF Grants Guide
How NSF funds research differently from NIH. MRI grants, CAREER awards, and what they mean for your pipeline.
Read guide →🎖️DOD Research Guide
Defense research labs, DARPA funding, and the military research landscape. A growing opportunity for equipment sales.
Read guide →⚡DOE Research Guide
National labs, energy research, and the DOE equipment procurement cycle. 17 national laboratories with massive budgets.
Read guide →🚀NASA Research Guide
Space science grants, planetary research, and NASA lab equipment needs across research centers nationwide.
Read guide →Hidden gem🏥VA Research Guide
Veterans health research. A smaller agency with consistent equipment budgets and less competition for reps.
Read guide →🌾USDA Grants Guide
Agricultural research funding, NIFA grants, and equipment opportunities in food science and crop research.
Read guide →🦠CDC Research Guide
Public health research grants and CDC lab equipment purchasing patterns across state and federal programs.
Read guide →Ready to put this knowledge to work?
Our database has 525,000+ federal research grants across all 8 agencies - searchable by state, keyword, and agency.