Animal Facilities Improvement

NCRR's Animal Facilities Improvement Program (AFIP) grants are provided to upgrade animal facilities that support biomedical and behavioral research funded by U.S. Public Health Service agencies. In addition to upgrading the facilities, these grants assist institutions in complying with the Animal Welfare Act external link, opens in new window , administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, as well as Department of Health and Human Services policies related to the care and use of laboratory animals.

Support provided by NCRR's Division of Research Infrastructure (DRI) is limited to alterations and renovations to improve laboratory animal facilities, and to the purchase of equipment for animal resources, diagnostic laboratories, transgenic animal resources, or similar associated activities.

Contact Information

For further information about NCRR support for research facilities improvement, contact:

Willie D. McCullough, Ph.D.
Director, Research Facilities Improvement Program
Division of Research Infrastructure
National Center for Research Resources
National Institutes of Health
One Democracy Plaza, Room 940
6701 Democracy Boulevard, MSC 4874
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4874 (20817 for express mail)
Telephone: 301-435-0766
Fax: 301-480-3770
E-mail: mccullow@mail.nih.gov

For further information about project design and technical issues (both engineering and architectural), contact:

Esmail Torashvan, P.E.
General Engineer
Division of Research Infrastructure
National Center for Research Resources
National Institutes of Health
One Democracy Plaza, Room 928
6701 Democracy Boulevard, MSC 4874
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4874 (20817 for express mail)
Telephone: 301-435-0766
Fax: 301-480-3770
E-mail: torkashv@mail.nih.gov