Pilot Project Program

摘要-试点项目 CHHE试点项目计划（PPP）将通过促进环境健康研究， 合作，增加多学科研究，并帮助早期职业生涯的职业发展 investigators. CHHE的PPP的首要目标是支持旨在了解不利影响的研究。 环境因素对人类健康和疾病的影响。CHHE PPP旨在增强以下方面的影响： 环境健康科学（EHS）的研究和增加环境健康科学的身份在NC 州立大学、东卡罗莱纳大学（ECU）布罗迪医学院和北卡罗莱纳中央大学 大学（NCCU）。提供试点项目资金（25，000美元/项目），以收集初步数据：1） 推进CHHE和国家环境健康科学研究所（NIEHS）的使命 2）支持NIEHS、其他NIH研究所和其他联邦政府机构的外部资助申请 社. PPP支持高质量的基础，应用，临床和公共卫生研究，特别是在以下领域 与四个CHHE研究兴趣组相关，它们是：1）新兴污染物，2）环境 遗传学和表观遗传学，3）肺部健康，以及4）行为和神经科学。CHHE PPP还 支持其主题领域以外的高质量环境健康研究，以及高风险/高收益 研究，解决环境健康问题，并鼓励使用CHHE的设施核心， 资源CHHE PPP接受来自CHHE成员的申请，以及来自 北卡罗来纳州立大学、ECU和NCCU。这种公私伙伴关系政策的作用是吸引/招募新成员， 技能组合到中心，链接研究人员和社区合作伙伴，以解决环境健康问题， 加强中心的多学科研究基础。在这次竞争性的更新中，PPP正在增加一个新的 支持社区参与项目的计划。CHHE将每年指导30万美元（NIEHS和 北卡罗来纳州10万美元）的公私伙伴关系，预计将资助12个试点项目/年，每个项目25 000美元。CHHE PPP将 每年至少赞助一个社区参与项目试点项目。

ABSTRACT-PILOT PROJECT PROGRAM The CHHE Pilot Project Program (PPP) will advance environmental health research by fostering collaborations, increasing multidisciplinary research, and aiding the career development of early career investigators. The overarching goal of CHHE’s PPP is to support research aimed at understanding the adverse impacts of environmental factors on human health and disease. The CHHE PPP aims to enhance the impact of environmental health sciences (EHS) research and increase the environmental health sciences identity at NC State University, East Carolina University (ECU) Brody School of Medicine, and North Carolina Central University (NCCU). Pilot project funding is awarded ($25,000/project) to collect preliminary data that: 1) advances the mission of CHHE and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Strategic Plan and 2) supports applications for external funding from the NIEHS, other NIH Institutes, and other Federal agencies. The PPP supports high quality basic, applied, clinical and public health research, especially in areas relevant to the four CHHE research interest groups which are: 1) Emerging Contaminants, 2) Environmental Genetics and Epigenetics, 3) Pulmonary Health, and 4) Behavior and Neuroscience. CHHE PPP also supports high quality environmental health research outside of its thematic areas, as well as high risk/high gain research that addresses environmental health concerns and encourages the use of CHHE’s Facility Cores and resources. The CHHE PPP accepts applications from CHHE members, as well as non-member faculty from NC State University, ECU, and NCCU. This PPP policy functions to attract/recruit new members, bring new skill sets to the Center, link researchers and community partners to address environmental health questions, and increase the Center’s multidisciplinary research base. In this competing renewal, the PPP is adding a new program that supports community-engaged projects. CHHE will direct $300,000/year ($200,000 NIEHS and $100,000 NC State) to its PPP and expects to fund 12 pilot projects/year at $25,000/project. CHHE PPP will sponsor at least 1 pilot project/year for community-engaged projects.