ATCC regularly competes for grants and contracts that align with its mission and capabilities. ATCC scientists hold RO1-type research grants in a variety of disciplines, such as taxonomy, bioinformatics, extremophiles and proteomics. The organization targets its unique expertise in the management of biological materials and data toward competitively awarded contracts from both government agencies and private foundations. Through its contracts, ATCC has set up several important resources for the scientific community in public health and other areas. Examples include:

• Biodefense and Emerging Infections Research Resources Repository (BEI Resources) was established by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to provide reagents and information for studying infectious diseases in support of the NIAID biodefense and emerging infections program. ATCC has been managing the BEI Resources under contract with NIAID since 2003.

• The Malaria Research and Reference Reagent Resource Center (MR4) was established by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to provide malaria-related reagents and information to the international malaria research community. ATCC has been managing the MR4 under contract with NIAID since 1998.

• Procurement of DNA, RNA and Transformed Lymphocytes, Lymphoblastoid Lines for Genetic Research is a program supported by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to monitor genetic changes in response to environmental factors. ATCC has been contracted by NCI to provide this service since 1998.

• CDC & ATSDR Specimen and Inventory Retrieval System (CASPIR) was established by CDC to consolidate and manage the vast collection of biological resources housed at CDC. ATCC has been managing CASPIR and providing additional services to CDC since 1997.

• ATCC Mantle Cell Lymphoma Consortium (MCLC) Collection is intended to supply investigators in the lymphoma research community with well-characterized, consistent and uncontaminated cell lines for research use. Established in 2006, the ATCC-MCLC collection is the result of a contract awarded to ATCC by the Lymphoma Research Foundation to establish a cell bank resource to serve the mantle cell lymphoma research community.