Pilot Project Program

试点项目计划

• 批准号: 9983093
• 负责人: MARK E. McCourt
• 金额: $ 38.15万
• 依托单位: NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-08-01 至 2023-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9983093
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The COBRE-supported Center for Visual and Cognitive Neuroscience has administered a Pilot Project Program (PPP) since the second year of Phase I funding in 2005. Over the past 10 years the CVCN has made nine Pilot Project awards totaling $471K. Based on these awards PPP recipients have published 58 peer-reviewed papers citing COBRE support, made 142 scientific presentations, submitted 41 proposals requesting $32.8M in external support, and have competed successfully for 15 awards (for $3.3M), making the CVCN PPP an outstanding return on investment. North Dakota State University currently has no Pilot Grant mechanism, making the COBRE PPP an essential need. The following is a brief summary of the PPP proposed for Phase III. The CVCN competitive PPP will provide short-term (up to 12 months, renewable for up to an additional 12 months based on exceptional performance and demonstrated need) funding and mentoring to NDSU faculty who submit meritorious proposals for research which will advance the scientific understanding of the neural mechanisms of sensation, perception, cognition, or action. Typical support is ~$60K/year for single-investigator projects and ~$120K/year for multi-investigator propojects. To be eligible for PPP support applicants must hold a faculty appointment (or equivalent) at NDSU, that is, applicants must be eligible to independently apply for Federal or non-Federal Research Project Grants. Funds may be used for standard expense categories, including personnel (Pilot Project Director(s), student and staff salary, including fringe benefits at NDSU specified rates), supplies, travel, and other. All CVCN multiuser Core facilities are available for Pilot Project use. A Request for Proposals will be broadcast on the NDSU faculty listserv in early August. Proposals will be due in early September with a start date in early September. Proposals will be reviewed internally or externally if internal reviewers lack the necessary expertise. Proposals will be scored according to review criteria for the NIH R03 (Small Grant) mechanism. Proposals will be prioritized for funding based on scientific merit and likelihood to generate external funding. Given equivalent scientific merit consideration will be given first to junior faculty members, and then to proposals that utilize CVCN core facilities. The overall success of the PPP will therefore be evaluated based upon whether the program is meeting its Specific Aim, which is to support Pilot Projects which lead to publications, presentations, grant proposal submissions, and external funding.

COBRE-supported视觉和认知神经科学中心管理了一个试点项目 自2005年第一阶段供资的第二年以来，一直在执行公私伙伴关系方案。在过去的10年里，CVCN 获得了9个试点项目的奖励，总额为47.1万美元。根据这些奖项，PPP获奖者已经出版了58本 引用COBRE支持的同行评审论文，进行了142次科学演示，提交了41项提案 要求3280万美元的外部支持，并成功地竞争了15个奖项（330万美元）， CVCN PPP具有出色投资回报。北达科他州州立大学目前没有飞行员 赠款机制，使COBRE公私伙伴关系成为一项基本需求。以下是PPP的简要摘要 建议在第三阶段。CVCN竞争性PPP将提供短期（最长12个月，可续期 根据出色的业绩和已证明的需要，最多再延长12个月）供资， 指导NDSU教师谁提交有价值的研究建议，这将促进科学 理解感觉、知觉、认知或行动的神经机制。典型的支持是 单个研究者项目约6万美元/年，多个研究者项目约12万美元/年。有资格 对于PPP支持申请人必须持有NDSU的教师任命（或同等学历），也就是说，申请人必须 有资格独立申请联邦或非联邦研究项目赠款。资金可用于 对于标准费用类别，包括人员（试点项目主任，学生和工作人员工资， 包括按国家发展和社会保障局规定费率提供的附加福利）、用品、旅行和其他。所有CVCN多用户核心 设施可供试点项目使用。征求建议书将在NDSU教师中播出 8月初的ListServe。提案将于9月初提交，开始日期为9月初。 如果内部审查人员缺乏必要的专业知识，则将对提案进行内部或外部审查。建议 将根据NIH R 03（小额赠款）机制的审查标准进行评分。建议将 根据科学价值和获得外部资金的可能性，优先提供资金。给定等价物 科学价值的考虑将首先给予初级教师，然后是利用 CVCN核心设施。因此，公私营伙伴关系的整体成功与否，将根据 该计划正在实现其具体目标，即支持导致出版的试点项目， 演示文稿，赠款提案提交和外部资金。