Support Programs
Core Facilities are essential resources that support the needs of numerous investigators across our campus. As such, the Research and Innovation Office has developed multiple programs within the Shared Instrumentation Network to promote the use of our Core Facilities.
Core Facility Assistance Grants
Augmenting the technologies and capabilities available within our Core Facilities.
Promoting increased use and exposure to the local scientific community.
Core Facility Voucher Program—Undergraduate Investigators
Enabling facility use by our undergraduate investigators to promote education, graduation and professional development.
Summary of Current Support Programs*
| Program | FOA | Application Due | Decision | Award Start | Award End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Core Facility Assistance Grants | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2026 Core Facility Vouchers | 9/29/2026 | Rolling until 4/30/2026 | Rolling | Rolling | 6/30/2026 |
| 2026 Core Facility Vouchers—Undergrad Investigators | 9/29/2026 | Rolling until 4/30/2026 | Rolling | Rolling | 6/30/2026 |
| 2026 Emergency Funds—Repairs | 9/29/2026 | Rolling until 4/30/2026 | Rolling | Rolling | 6/30/2026 |
*All dates are approximate and subject to change.
Impact Reports
All recipients of Shared Instrumentation support funds must agree to submit an annual impact report for two full fiscal years (two reports in total). Failure to provide the report may result in the Principal Investigator (PI) and/or the Core from being disqualified from future funding opportunities.
Awardees will be notified to submit their report and an appropriate link provided. Example details to be included in the report include:
- PI and Award Information
- Name
- Department
- Project Title
- Core Facility/ies involved
- Student involvement and support
- Number of students, postdocs and investigators that benefited from the award/used the supported resource
- Publications that resulted from the award
- Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- Title
- Pending publications
- Additional funding
- Awarded Grants including award number and funding agency
- Pending awards
- Comments about the Support Program
- What do you like and what could be improved
Post-voucher Acknowledgement
By accepting the award, the recipient and the PI agree to acknowledge the "CU Boulder FY26 Core Facility Voucher Program" in any and all publications and presentations that were supported by the award. Failure to do so may disqualify the applicant and the PI from future funding opportunities.
For more information about campus cores or applications for this program, please contact Joe Dragavon, Director of Core Facilities and Shared Instrumentation at joseph.dragavon@colorado.edu.