National Center for Research Resources

The National Center for Research Resources or NCRR, is a United States government agency. NCRR provides funding to laboratory scientists and researchers for facilities and tools in the goal of curing and treating diseases.

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Organization and history

The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH) within the Department of Health and Human Services of the federal government of the United States. The NIH is one of eight agencies under the Public Health Service (PHS) in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

In 1990 the Division of Research Resources and the Division of Research Services were merged to form the National Center for Research Resources. Its mission statement declares that it "provides laboratory scientists and clinical researchers with environments and tools that they can use to prevent, detect, and treat a wide range of diseases."

Role

NCRR administers, fosters, and supports the development of research resources for health-related research. Programs are carried out through: (a) research grants, research and development contracts, and individual and institutional research training awards; (b) cooperation and collaboration with organizations and institutions engaged in multi-categorical research resources activities; and (c) collection and dissemination of information on research and findings in these areas.

The NCRR funds research concentrated in four programmatic Divisions: Division for Biomedical Technology Research and Research Resources, Division for Clinical Research Resources, Division of Comparative Medicine, and Division of Research Infrastructure.

NCRR's Major Extramural Programs include:

Division for Biomedical Technology Research and Research Resources

Biomedical Technology (BT) Resource Centers
Biomedical Informatics Research Network (BIRN)
Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG)
High-End Instrumentation (HEI)

Division for Clinical Research Resources

Clinical and Translational Science Awards
General Clinical Research Centers (GCRCs)
National Gene Vector Laboratories (NGVLs)
Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network
Islet Cell Resource (ICR) Centers
Human Tissues and Organs Resource
Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA)

Division of Comparative Medicine

National Primate Research Centers (NPRCs)
Laboratory Animal Sciences (LAS)
Animal Models
Biological Models and Materials Research (BMMR)
NIH Chimpanzee Management Program

Division of Research Infrastructure

Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI)
Institutional Development Award (IDeA)
Research and Animal Facilities Improvements (RFI and AFI)

v • d • e National Institutes of Health
Institutes	National Cancer Institute • National Eye Institute • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute • National Human Genome Research Institute • National Institute on Aging • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases • National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development • National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders • National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases • National Institute on Drug Abuse • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences • National Institute of General Medical Sciences • National Institute of Mental Health • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke • National Institute of Nursing Research • National Library of Medicine • National Cancer Institute of Canada
Centers	Center for Information Technology • Center for Scientific Review • John E. Fogarty International Center • National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine • National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities • National Center for Research Resources • Quality Assurance Review Center • Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center • Radiological Physics Center
Related	United States Public Health Service • National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award

Category: National Institutes of Health

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