diff --git a/backend/src/routes/api/nim-serving/index.ts b/backend/src/routes/api/nim-serving/index.ts
index 5c14cf9463..770209277d 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/api/nim-serving/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/api/nim-serving/index.ts
@@ -3,23 +3,38 @@ import { createCustomError } from '../../../utils/requestUtils';
 import { logRequestDetails } from '../../../utils/fileUtils';
 
 const secretNames = ['nvidia-nim-access', 'nvidia-nim-image-pull'];
+const configMapName = 'nvidia-nim-images-data';
 
 export default async (fastify: KubeFastifyInstance): Promise<void> => {
   fastify.get(
-    '/:secretName',
+    '/:nimResource',
     async (
       request: OauthFastifyRequest<{
-        Params: { secretName: string };
+        Params: { nimResource: string };
       }>,
     ) => {
       logRequestDetails(fastify, request);
-      const { secretName } = request.params;
-      if (!secretNames.includes(secretName)) {
-        throw createCustomError('Not found', 'Secret not found', 404);
-      }
+      const { nimResource } = request.params;
       const { coreV1Api, namespace } = fastify.kube;
 
-      return coreV1Api.readNamespacedSecret(secretName, namespace);
+      if (secretNames.includes(nimResource)) {
+        try {
+          return await coreV1Api.readNamespacedSecret(nimResource, namespace);
+        } catch (e) {
+          fastify.log.error(`Failed to fetch secret ${nimResource}: ${e.message}`);
+          throw createCustomError('Not found', 'Secret not found', 404);
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (nimResource === configMapName) {
+        try {
+          return await coreV1Api.readNamespacedConfigMap(configMapName, namespace);
+        } catch (e) {
+          fastify.log.error(`Failed to fetch configMap ${nimResource}: ${e.message}`);
+          throw createCustomError('Not found', 'ConfigMap not found', 404);
+        }
+      }
+      throw createCustomError('Not found', 'Resource not found', 404);
     },
   );
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/k8s/servingRuntimes.ts b/frontend/src/api/k8s/servingRuntimes.ts
index 7ecf91c4e1..ce17a6ca21 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/k8s/servingRuntimes.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/k8s/servingRuntimes.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export const assembleServingRuntime = (
   initialAcceleratorProfile?: AcceleratorProfileState,
   selectedAcceleratorProfile?: AcceleratorProfileSelectFieldState,
   isModelMesh?: boolean,
+  nimPVCName?: string,
 ): ServingRuntimeKind => {
   const {
     name: displayName,
@@ -133,6 +134,15 @@ export const assembleServingRuntime = (
       if (!volumeMounts.find((volumeMount) => volumeMount.mountPath === '/dev/shm')) {
         volumeMounts.push(getshmVolumeMount());
       }
+      const updatedVolumeMounts = volumeMounts.map((volumeMount) => {
+        if (volumeMount.name === 'nim-pvc' && nimPVCName) {
+          return {
+            ...volumeMount,
+            name: nimPVCName,
+          };
+        }
+        return volumeMount;
+      });
 
       const updatedContainer = {
         ...container,
@@ -145,7 +155,7 @@ export const assembleServingRuntime = (
         ...containerWithoutResources,
         ...(isModelMesh ? { resources } : {}),
         affinity,
-        volumeMounts,
+        volumeMounts: updatedVolumeMounts,
       };
     },
   );
@@ -171,8 +181,33 @@ export const assembleServingRuntime = (
     volumes.push(getshmVolume('2Gi'));
   }
 
-  updatedServingRuntime.spec.volumes = volumes;
+  if (nimPVCName) {
+    const updatedVolumes = volumes.map((volume) => {
+      if (volume.name === 'nim-pvc') {
+        return {
+          ...volume,
+          name: nimPVCName,
+          persistentVolumeClaim: {
+            claimName: nimPVCName,
+          },
+        };
+      }
+      return volume;
+    });
+
+    if (!updatedVolumes.find((volume) => volume.name === nimPVCName)) {
+      updatedVolumes.push({
+        name: nimPVCName,
+        persistentVolumeClaim: {
+          claimName: nimPVCName,
+        },
+      });
+    }
 
+    updatedServingRuntime.spec.volumes = updatedVolumes;
+  } else {
+    updatedServingRuntime.spec.volumes = volumes;
+  }
   return updatedServingRuntime;
 };
 
@@ -242,6 +277,7 @@ export const updateServingRuntime = (options: {
   initialAcceleratorProfile?: AcceleratorProfileState;
   selectedAcceleratorProfile?: AcceleratorProfileSelectFieldState;
   isModelMesh?: boolean;
+  nimPVCName?: string;
 }): Promise<ServingRuntimeKind> => {
   const {
     data,
@@ -251,6 +287,7 @@ export const updateServingRuntime = (options: {
     initialAcceleratorProfile,
     selectedAcceleratorProfile,
     isModelMesh,
+    nimPVCName,
   } = options;
 
   const updatedServingRuntime = assembleServingRuntime(
@@ -262,6 +299,7 @@ export const updateServingRuntime = (options: {
     initialAcceleratorProfile,
     selectedAcceleratorProfile,
     isModelMesh,
+    nimPVCName,
   );
 
   return k8sUpdateResource<ServingRuntimeKind>(
@@ -284,6 +322,7 @@ export const createServingRuntime = (options: {
   initialAcceleratorProfile?: AcceleratorProfileState;
   selectedAcceleratorProfile?: AcceleratorProfileSelectFieldState;
   isModelMesh?: boolean;
+  nimPVCName?: string;
 }): Promise<ServingRuntimeKind> => {
   const {
     data,
@@ -294,6 +333,7 @@ export const createServingRuntime = (options: {
     initialAcceleratorProfile,
     selectedAcceleratorProfile,
     isModelMesh,
+    nimPVCName,
   } = options;
   const assembledServingRuntime = assembleServingRuntime(
     data,
@@ -304,6 +344,7 @@ export const createServingRuntime = (options: {
     initialAcceleratorProfile,
     selectedAcceleratorProfile,
     isModelMesh,
+    nimPVCName,
   );
 
   return k8sCreateResource<ServingRuntimeKind>(
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/NIMServiceModal/DeployNIMServiceModal.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/NIMServiceModal/DeployNIMServiceModal.tsx
index e3d27a932d..14bd9876cc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/NIMServiceModal/DeployNIMServiceModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/NIMServiceModal/DeployNIMServiceModal.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   Alert,
   AlertActionCloseButton,
   Form,
+  getUniqueId,
   Modal,
   Stack,
   StackItem,
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@ import { getServingRuntimeFromTemplate } from '~/pages/modelServing/customServin
 
 const NIM_SECRET_NAME = 'nvidia-nim-secrets';
 const NIM_NGC_SECRET_NAME = 'ngc-secret';
-const NIM_PVC_NAME = 'nim-pvc';
 
 const accessReviewResource: AccessReviewResourceAttributes = {
   group: 'rbac.authorization.k8s.io',
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ const DeployNIMServiceModal: React.FC<DeployNIMServiceModalProps> = ({
   const isAuthorinoEnabled = useIsAreaAvailable(SupportedArea.K_SERVE_AUTH).status;
   const currentProjectName = projectContext?.currentProject.metadata.name;
   const namespace = currentProjectName || createDataInferenceService.project;
+  const nimPVCName = getUniqueId('nim-pvc');
 
   const [translatedName] = translateDisplayNameForK8sAndReport(createDataInferenceService.name, {
     maxLength: 253,
@@ -202,6 +203,7 @@ const DeployNIMServiceModal: React.FC<DeployNIMServiceModalProps> = ({
       projectContext?.currentProject,
       servingRuntimeName,
       true,
+      nimPVCName,
     );
 
     const submitInferenceServiceResource = getSubmitInferenceServiceResourceFn(
@@ -226,7 +228,7 @@ const DeployNIMServiceModal: React.FC<DeployNIMServiceModalProps> = ({
           submitInferenceServiceResource({ dryRun: false }),
           createNIMSecret(namespace, NIM_SECRET_NAME, false, false),
           createNIMSecret(namespace, NIM_NGC_SECRET_NAME, true, false),
-          createNIMPVC(namespace, NIM_PVC_NAME, pvcSize, false),
+          createNIMPVC(namespace, nimPVCName, pvcSize, false),
         ]),
       )
       .then(() => onSuccess())
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/NIMServiceModal/NIMModelListSection.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/NIMServiceModal/NIMModelListSection.tsx
index be19b0ef20..5215c8a892 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/NIMServiceModal/NIMModelListSection.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/NIMServiceModal/NIMModelListSection.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const NIMModelListSection: React.FC<NIMModelListSectionProps> = ({
   useEffect(() => {
     const getModelNames = async () => {
       try {
-        const modelInfos = await fetchNIMModelNames(dashboardNamespace);
+        const modelInfos = await fetchNIMModelNames();
         if (modelInfos && modelInfos.length > 0) {
           const fetchedOptions = modelInfos.flatMap((modelInfo) =>
             modelInfo.tags.map((tag) => ({
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/__tests__/utils.spec.ts b/frontend/src/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/__tests__/utils.spec.ts
index 9797d22418..9ef74de592 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/__tests__/utils.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/__tests__/utils.spec.ts
@@ -12,20 +12,24 @@ import {
 import { LabeledDataConnection, ServingPlatformStatuses } from '~/pages/modelServing/screens/types';
 import { ServingRuntimePlatform } from '~/types';
 import { mockInferenceServiceK8sResource } from '~/__mocks__/mockInferenceServiceK8sResource';
-import { createPvc, createSecret, getConfigMap } from '~/api';
+import { createPvc, createSecret } from '~/api';
 import { PersistentVolumeClaimKind } from '~/k8sTypes';
-import { getNGCSecretType, getNIMData } from '~/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/nimUtils';
+import {
+  getNGCSecretType,
+  getNIMData,
+  getNIMResource,
+} from '~/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/nimUtils';
 
 jest.mock('~/api', () => ({
   getSecret: jest.fn(),
   createSecret: jest.fn(),
-  getConfigMap: jest.fn(),
   createPvc: jest.fn(),
 }));
 
 jest.mock('~/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/nimUtils', () => ({
   getNIMData: jest.fn(),
   getNGCSecretType: jest.fn(),
+  getNIMResource: jest.fn(),
 }));
 
 describe('filterOutConnectionsWithoutBucket', () => {
@@ -312,7 +316,6 @@ describe('createNIMSecret', () => {
   });
 });
 describe('fetchNIMModelNames', () => {
-  const dashboardNamespace = 'test-namespace';
   const NIM_CONFIGMAP_NAME = 'nvidia-nim-images-data';
 
   const configMapMock = {
@@ -341,11 +344,11 @@ describe('fetchNIMModelNames', () => {
   });
 
   it('should return model infos when configMap has data', async () => {
-    (getConfigMap as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValueOnce(configMapMock);
+    (getNIMResource as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValueOnce(configMapMock);
 
-    const result = await fetchNIMModelNames(dashboardNamespace);
+    const result = await fetchNIMModelNames();
 
-    expect(getConfigMap).toHaveBeenCalledWith(dashboardNamespace, NIM_CONFIGMAP_NAME);
+    expect(getNIMResource).toHaveBeenCalledWith(NIM_CONFIGMAP_NAME);
     expect(result).toEqual([
       {
         name: 'model1',
@@ -369,20 +372,20 @@ describe('fetchNIMModelNames', () => {
   });
 
   it('should return undefined if configMap has no data', async () => {
-    (getConfigMap as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValueOnce({ data: {} });
+    (getNIMResource as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValueOnce({ data: {} });
 
-    const result = await fetchNIMModelNames(dashboardNamespace);
+    const result = await fetchNIMModelNames();
 
-    expect(getConfigMap).toHaveBeenCalledWith(dashboardNamespace, NIM_CONFIGMAP_NAME);
+    expect(getNIMResource).toHaveBeenCalledWith(NIM_CONFIGMAP_NAME);
     expect(result).toBeUndefined();
   });
 
   it('should return undefined if configMap.data is not defined', async () => {
-    (getConfigMap as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValueOnce({ data: undefined });
+    (getNIMResource as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValueOnce({ data: undefined });
 
-    const result = await fetchNIMModelNames(dashboardNamespace);
+    const result = await fetchNIMModelNames();
 
-    expect(getConfigMap).toHaveBeenCalledWith(dashboardNamespace, NIM_CONFIGMAP_NAME);
+    expect(getNIMResource).toHaveBeenCalledWith(NIM_CONFIGMAP_NAME);
     expect(result).toBeUndefined();
   });
 });
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/nimUtils.ts b/frontend/src/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/nimUtils.ts
index 7051c903f0..a22869194e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/nimUtils.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/nimUtils.ts
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ const NIM_NGC_SECRET_NAME = 'nvidia-nim-image-pull';
 export const getNGCSecretType = (isNGC: boolean): string =>
   isNGC ? 'kubernetes.io/dockerconfigjson' : 'Opaque';
 
-const getNIMSecretData = async (secretName: string): Promise<SecretKind> => {
+export const getNIMResource = async (resourceName: string): Promise<SecretKind> => {
   try {
-    const response = await fetch(`/api/nim-serving/${secretName}`, {
+    const response = await fetch(`/api/nim-serving/${resourceName}`, {
       method: 'GET',
       headers: {
         'Content-Type': 'application/json',
@@ -21,16 +21,16 @@ const getNIMSecretData = async (secretName: string): Promise<SecretKind> => {
     if (!response.ok) {
       throw new Error(`Error fetching secret: ${response.statusText}`);
     }
-    const secretData = await response.json();
-    return secretData.body;
+    const resourceData = await response.json();
+    return resourceData.body;
   } catch (error) {
-    throw new Error(`Failed to fetch secret: ${secretName}.`);
+    throw new Error(`Failed to fetch the resource: ${resourceName}.`);
   }
 };
 export const getNIMData = async (isNGC: boolean): Promise<Record<string, string> | undefined> => {
   const nimSecretData: SecretKind = isNGC
-    ? await getNIMSecretData(NIM_NGC_SECRET_NAME)
-    : await getNIMSecretData(NIM_SECRET_NAME);
+    ? await getNIMResource(NIM_NGC_SECRET_NAME)
+    : await getNIMResource(NIM_SECRET_NAME);
 
   if (!nimSecretData.data) {
     throw new Error(`Error retrieving NIM ${isNGC ? 'NGC' : ''} secret data`);
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/utils.ts b/frontend/src/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/utils.ts
index c6ffa63a31..6cd0c9dd6b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/utils.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/utils.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import {
   createPvc,
   createSecret,
   createServingRuntime,
-  getConfigMap,
   updateInferenceService,
   updateServingRuntime,
 } from '~/api';
@@ -48,7 +47,11 @@ import { isDataConnectionAWS } from '~/pages/projects/screens/detail/data-connec
 import { removeLeadingSlash } from '~/utilities/string';
 import { RegisteredModelDeployInfo } from '~/pages/modelRegistry/screens/RegisteredModels/useRegisteredModelDeployInfo';
 import { AcceleratorProfileSelectFieldState } from '~/pages/notebookController/screens/server/AcceleratorProfileSelectField';
-import { getNGCSecretType, getNIMData } from '~/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/nimUtils';
+import {
+  getNGCSecretType,
+  getNIMData,
+  getNIMResource,
+} from '~/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/nimUtils';
 
 const NIM_CONFIGMAP_NAME = 'nvidia-nim-images-data';
 
@@ -449,6 +452,7 @@ export const getSubmitServingRuntimeResourcesFn = (
   currentProject?: ProjectKind,
   name?: string,
   isModelMesh?: boolean,
+  nimPVCName?: string,
 ): ((opts: { dryRun?: boolean }) => Promise<void | (string | void | ServingRuntimeKind)[]>) => {
   if (!servingRuntimeSelected) {
     return () =>
@@ -498,6 +502,7 @@ export const getSubmitServingRuntimeResourcesFn = (
               selectedAcceleratorProfile: controlledState,
               initialAcceleratorProfile,
               isModelMesh,
+              nimPVCName,
             }),
             setUpTokenAuth(
               servingRuntimeData,
@@ -524,6 +529,7 @@ export const getSubmitServingRuntimeResourcesFn = (
               selectedAcceleratorProfile: controlledState,
               initialAcceleratorProfile,
               isModelMesh,
+              nimPVCName,
             }).then((servingRuntime) =>
               setUpTokenAuth(
                 servingRuntimeData,
@@ -579,10 +585,8 @@ export interface ModelInfo {
   updatedDate: string;
 }
 
-export const fetchNIMModelNames = async (
-  dashboardNamespace: string,
-): Promise<ModelInfo[] | undefined> => {
-  const configMap = await getConfigMap(dashboardNamespace, NIM_CONFIGMAP_NAME);
+export const fetchNIMModelNames = async (): Promise<ModelInfo[] | undefined> => {
+  const configMap = await getNIMResource(NIM_CONFIGMAP_NAME);
   if (configMap.data && Object.keys(configMap.data).length > 0) {
     const modelInfos: ModelInfo[] = [];
     for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(configMap.data)) {