Pilot Project Program

项目总结 试点项目计划 在美国，不健康的行为模式是慢性病和过早死亡的主要驱动因素 这给医疗体系带来了巨大的财政负担。佛蒙特州行为与健康中心(VCBH) 致力于通过调查支撑这些不健康行为的过程来改善美国公共健康 模式以及制定和传播/实施有效和成本效益高的行为改变 干预措施。第三阶段试点项目计划的总体目标是战略性地在进展的基础上再接再厉 在第一和第二阶段，为将VCBH建成可持续的卓越研究中心而做出的努力。建议数 试点项目计划将滚动征求试点项目申请建议书。试点项目 该计划将优先考虑基于当前VCBH研究优势的合作研究：(1)烟草 管理科学，(2)烟草控制，(3)农村成瘾危机，(4)心肺研究，和(5)研究 神经生物学的发展和风险。将对申请进行严格的评估，以确定有价值的项目 具有最大的影响力和资金潜力。在有功申请中，将优先考虑早期- 职业调查员和那些使用VCBH核心的人。职业生涯初期的调查人员将收到全面的 来自VCBH高级调查人员的指导，坚持在Cobre阶段1和2建立的做法。试点 将鼓励项目负责人与正在建立的VCBH主题工作组进行合作 围绕VCBH科学实力的这五个领域，计划R系列中的NIH协作提案和 P01和CENTER批准申请。我们还将警惕为新研究提供种子的机会。 与VCBH任务一致的方向。总体而言，拟议的试点项目方案将非常关键 对维持VCBH工作效率、早期职业指导和生成初步数据非常重要 对于竞争性的NIH和其他拨款申请是必要的，所有这些都是将VCBH牢牢定位在 科学有功、可持续的财政基础。

PROJECT SUMMARY Pilot Project Program Unhealthy behavior patterns are primary drivers of chronic disease and premature death in the U.S. as well as an immense financial burden on the healthcare system. The Vermont Center on Behavior and Health (VCBH) is dedicated to improving U.S. public health by investigating processes underpinning these unhealthy behavior patterns and developing and disseminating/implementing efficacious and cost-effective behavior-change interventions. The overarching aim of this Phase 3 Pilot Project Program is to strategically build upon progress made in Phases 1 and 2 in establishing VCBH as a sustainable center of research excellence. The proposed Pilot Project Program will invite proposals for Pilot Project applications on a rolling basis. The Pilot Project Program will prioritize collaborative research that builds upon five current VCBH research strengths: (1) tobacco regulatory science, (2) tobacco control, (3) rural addiction crisis, (4) cardiopulmonary research, and (5) studies of neurobiological development and risk. Applications will be rigorously evaluated to identify meritorious projects with the greatest potential for impact and funding. Among meritorious applications, priority will be given to early- career investigators and those that utilize VCBH cores. Early-career investigators will receive comprehensive mentorship from VCBH senior investigators adhering to practices established in COBRE Phases 1 and 2. Pilot Project Leaders will be encouraged to collaborate with ongoing VCBH themed working groups established around these five areas of VCBH scientific strength to plan for collaborative NIH proposals in the R series and P01 and center grants applications. We will also be vigilant regarding opportunities to seed new research directions that align with the VCBH mission. Overall, the proposed Pilot Project Program will be critically important to sustaining VCBH productivity, early-career mentoring, and generating the preliminary data necessary for competitive NIH and other grant applications, all essential to firmly situating VCBH on a scientifically meritorious and sustainable fiscal foundation.