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性倡议 健康和易感性(CEHS)。它的使命是(1)培养创新的、跨学科的环境健康 研究，(2)支持初级调查人员并激励有经验的调查人员进行环境保护 与健康和易感性相关的研究，(3)将研究人员与CEHS设施核心整合，以支持新的 能够促进环境健康研究的调查，以及(4)提供 影响北卡罗来纳州人健康的研究翻译机会。在与 行政核心和内部咨询委员会，公私伙伴关系主任协调、管理、跟踪和 评估计划。PPP分为四个阶段：申请前期、申请阶段、获奖期和推广阶段 &评估。在这些阶段，CEHS人员和教职员工领导分发RFA，联系研究人员 利用核心设施，协调对试点申请的科学审查，监测正在进行的项目的进展情况，以及 预算支出，并将研究人员与社区参与核心(CEC)联系起来，以实现社区- 平级传播机会。该计划包括三个机制：50,000美元的团队科学奖 (每年2-3次)；单一调查员奖最高25,000美元(每年3-5次)；快速反应奖最高 每年15,000美元(每年最多6美元)。试点项目申请经过严格审查，总体成功 单人研究人员奖和团队科学奖的比率(过去5年)分别为50%和35%。总计 在40个项目中，有19个NIH拨款(8个NIEHS)，2个国家科学基金会奖，并产生了 总共2,690万美元的外部资金，总体投资回报为33比1。此外，122名科学 试点项目产生的出版物是在本P30周期的头4年出版的。特别值得注意的是 这一周期的成就包括NIEHS River奖(R35 ES028366)，一项新的NIEHS超级基金研究 中心(P42 ES031007)和直接来自试点项目的16个R系列赠款。

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.