RESEARCH PILOT PROJECT PROGRAM

这个子项目是许多利用资源的研究子项目之一 由NIH/NCRR资助的中心拨款提供。子项目的主要支持 而子项目的主要调查员可能是由其他来源提供的， 包括其它NIH来源。 列出的子项目总成本可能 代表子项目使用的中心基础设施的估计数量， 而不是由NCRR赠款提供给子项目或子项目工作人员的直接资金。 一个为期五年的计划，包括为期一年或两年的研究试点项目将在COBRE计划主任Roger Koeppe的指导和指导下进行。 该计划的目标是鼓励研究人员开发新技术，并为未来的NIH拨款申请提供初步数据。 优先考虑的试点项目将显示出催生新技术和增加国家卫生研究院的支持基础上提供的阿肯色州校园的承诺。 研究试点项目计划的年度预算将包括20万美元的NIH COBRE基金，以及15万美元的配套资金，使年度预算总额达到35万美元（直接费用）。 一个六人委员会将每年审查提案，并根据创新、拟议研究的质量以及可持续资助和真正科学突破的前景，推荐资助优先事项。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. Primary support for the subproject and the subproject's principal investigator may have been provided by other sources, including other NIH sources. The Total Cost listed for the subproject likely represents the estimated amount of Center infrastructure utilized by the subproject, not direct funding provided by the NCRR grant to the subproject or subproject staff. A five-year program involving research pilot projects of one- or two-year duration will be conducted under the guidance and direction of the COBRE Program Director, Roger Koeppe. The goals of the program will be to encourage investigators to develop new technologies and generate preliminary data for future NIH grant applications. Priority will be given to pilot projects that show promise for spawning new technologies and increasing the base of NIH support available on the University of Arkansas campus. The annual budget for the Research Pilot Project Program will consist of $200,000 in NIH COBRE funds supplemented with $150,000 in matching funds, to give a total annual budget of $350,000 (direct costs). A six-person committee will review proposals annually and will recommend funding priorities based upon innovation, the quality of the proposed research and the prospects for sustainable funding and bona fide scientific breakthroughs.