Pilot and Feasibility Studies Program

我们建议在北卡罗来纳大学糖尿病转化研究中心内建立一个试点和可行性计划(PFP)，以减少健康差距。亲民党的目标有三个方面： 1.通过支持试点数据收集和准备竞争性联邦拨款，有效地推进糖尿病新的T2翻译研究 2.指导新接触T2糖尿病翻译研究的研究人员 3.促进合作学术单位和社区机构之间的合作 PFP每年将为Gathenng提供总计10万美元(来自该中心的50,000美元，北卡罗来纳大学的50,000美元；见支持函)，以支持为2型转换性糖尿病研究提供外部资金的可行建议。每年将有两个资助周期，每笔赠款最高可达25,000美元。我们设计了私营部门合作伙伴关系执行系统，以支持我们所宣布的目标。在这一部分，我们将介绍这些制度，包括试点计划的资格，促进和优化试点计划有效性的方法，申请程序，申请评估程序(包括审查标准)，以及我们评估受资助试点项目成功的方法。

We propose to establish a Pilot and Feasibility Program (PFP) within the UNC Center for Diabetes Translational Research to Reduce Health Disparities. Goals ofthe PFP are three-fold: 1. Efficiently advance new T2 translational research in diabetes through support of pilot data gathering and preparation of competitive federal grants 2. Mentor investigators new to T2 translational research in diabetes 3. Promote collaborations across partnering academic units and community agencies The PFP will award a total of $100,000 each year ($50,000 from the Center, matched by $50,000 from the University of North Carolina; see Letter of Support) for gathenng of initial data to support viable proposals for external funding for Type 2 translational diabetes research. There will be two funding cycles per year, with a maximum of $25,000 per grant. We have designed systems of PFP implementation in support of our stated goals. In this section, we descnbe those systems including eligibility for the pilot program, approaches to promote and optimize the effectiveness ofthe pilot program, application process, process for evaluation of the applications (including review criteria), and our means for evaluating the success of funded pilot projects.