Pilot Project Program

摘要 试点项目计划（PPP）是环境中心的一项高影响力和战略举措， 健康和敏感性（CEHS）。它的使命是（1）培养创新的、跨学科的环境健康 研究，（2）支持初级研究人员和激励有经验的研究人员进行环境 健康和能力相关研究，（3）整合研究人员与CEHS设施核心，以支持新的 能够促进环境健康研究的调查，以及（4）提供 研究翻译的机会，影响北卡罗来纳州的健康。在谘询 作为行政核心和内部咨询委员会的一部分，公私伙伴关系主任协调、管理、跟踪和 评估方案。公私伙伴关系分为四个阶段：申请前、申请、授予期和传播 和评价。在这些阶段，CEHS人员和教师领导分发RFA，连接研究人员 与核心设施，协调试点应用的科学审查，监测积极项目的进展， 预算支出，并将研究人员与社区参与核心（CEC）联系起来， 级传播机会。该计划包括三个机制：团队科学奖5万美元 (2-3最高25，000美元的单一调查员奖（每年3-5名）;以及最高25，000美元的快速反应奖。 每年15，000美元（每年最多6个）。试点项目申请经过严格审查，总体成功 在过去5年中，单个研究者奖的比例为50%，团队科学奖为35%。共 40个项目中有19个获得了NIH赠款（8个NIEHS），2个获得了国家科学基金会奖， 外部资金共计2 690万美元，总体投资回报率为33比1。122科学 在P30周期的前4年出版了试点项目的出版物。具体值得注意的 在这一周期的成就包括NIEHS河奖（R35 ES 028366），一个新的NIEHS超级基金研究 中心（P42 ES 031007），和16个R系列赠款直接来自试点项目。

ABSTRACT The Pilot Projects Program (PPP) is a high-impact and strategic initiative of the Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility (CEHS). Its mission is to (1) cultivate innovative, transdisciplinary environmental health research, (2) support junior investigators and incentivize experienced investigators in conducting environmental health and susceptibility-related research, (3) integrate researchers with CEHS facility cores to support novel investigations capable of generating advancements in environmental health research, and (4) provide opportunities for research translation that impacts the health of North Carolinians. In consultation with the Administrative Core and the Internal Advisory Committee, the PPP director coordinates, administers, tracks and evaluates the program. The PPP has four phases: Pre-application, Application, Award Period, and Dissemination & Evaluation. Within these phases, CEHS personnel and faculty leaders distribute the RFA, connect researchers with core facilities, coordinate the scientific review of pilot applications, monitor active projects for progress and budget expenditures, and connect researchers with the Community Engagement Core (CEC) for community- level dissemination opportunities. The program includes three mechanisms: Team Science awards of $50,000 (2-3 per year); Single Investigator awards of up to $25,000 (3-5 per year); and, Rapid Response awards of up to $15,000 per year (up to 6 per year). Pilot project applications undergo rigorous review, with an overall success rate (in the previous 5 years) of 50% for Single Investigator awards and 35% for Team Science awards. A total of 40 projects have resulted in 19 NIH grants (8 NIEHS), 2 National Science Foundation awards, and generating extramural funding of $26.9 million in total, an overall return on investment of 33 to 1. In addition, 122 scientific publications stemming from pilot projects were published in the first 4 years of this P30 cycle. Specific notable achievements in this cycle include an NIEHS RIVER award (R35 ES028366), a new NIEHS Superfund Research Center (P42 ES031007), and 16 R-series grants directly stemming from pilot projects.