# Planning and Evaluation Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · 2020 · $157,864

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY 
Planning and Evaluation Core 
TU FCCC: Michael Halpern, MD, PhD, MPH (Co-Leader) HC: Sarah Jane Dodd, PhD, MSW (Co-Leader) 
The main objectives of the Planning and Evaluation Core (PEC) are to collaborate with the TUFCCC/HC 
Cancer Partnership to implement an effective and efficient system for evaluating and monitoring Partnership 
activities; to assist in developing a system to solicit and review new project proposals; to analyze evaluation 
data, assess progress of the overall Partnership, Cores, and projects towards achieving process and outcome 
objectives, and proactively identify challenges as part of a continuous improvement process; and to provide 
recommendations for the Partnership leadership to ensure achievement of the overall goals. Guided by the 
TUFCCC/HC Cancer Partnership Logic Model, members of the PEC will collaborate with each Core/Project to 
develop specific evaluation operational plans; implement procedures to collect needed evaluation data with the 
least cost and burden to Partnership leaders, researchers, and community members; and revisit evaluation 
measures and data collection procedures regularly over the duration of the Partnership. The Planning and 
Evaluation Core will also work with the IAC to develop structures for assessing new project proposals using 
rigorous, NIH-based criteria and monitoring funded projects, with support for junior and URM investigators in 
developing proposals; feedback for all investigators on their submissions; and on-going evaluation and review 
of funded studies. Other Partnership activities led by the PEC will include evaluating scientific seminars, 
workshops, mini-symposia, and Partnership retreats; appraising the career development and mentoring 
programs; and monitoring Partnership-wide goals and objectives. To perform this evaluation, identify potential 
areas for improvements, and deliver actionable recommendations to enhance Partnership activities, leadership 
of the PEC will regularly provide input to Partnership leadership including the IAC, PSC, and SILC. Broadly, 
this evaluation will include a three-tier strategy, focused on: 1) individual Cores/projects, 2) the overall 
TUFCCC/HC Cancer Partnership, and 3) the broader collaboration between the Partnership, NCI, and the 
minority communities served by Partnerships. This three-tiered strategy, the integration of the Planning and 
Evaluation Core with the overall TUFCCC/HC Cancer Partnership, and the unique skills and expertise of the 
Core Co-Directors will help ensure the success of the Partnership.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10015230
- **Project number:** 5U54CA221705-03
- **Recipient organization:** TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH
- **Principal Investigator:** Marsha Crawford
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $157,864
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-09-19 → 2023-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10015230

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10015230, Planning and Evaluation Core (5U54CA221705-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10015230. Licensed CC0.

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