# Pilot Project Program

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · 2021 · $376,080

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY – Pilot Project Program
The overall goal of the pilot program of the University of Kentucky Center for Appalachian Research and
Environmental Science (UK-CARES) is to provide new opportunities and resources to support highly
innovative and collaborative research studies that will enhance the ability to identify and capitalize on emerging
environmental issues. This will be accomplished by providing developmental and pilot funds for innovative,
time-sensitive pilot studies that improve our understanding of the relationships among environmental
exposures, human biology, and disease. Specifically, the goals of the UK-CARES Pilot Program are to:
1. Expand the research mission of UK-CARES by supporting new and novel areas of investigation in
 promising transdisciplinary areas of environmental health research and environmental medicine.
2. Provide research support for early career faculty to establish competitive research programs in
 environmental health science and environmental medicine.
3. Provide support for faculty to explore new and innovative directions representing a significant departure
 from ongoing funded research into the environmental health sciences discipline.
4. Enhance the interactions and expand the critical mass of investigators with expertise and experience in
 transdisciplinary, translational environmental health and environmental medicine research on the UK
campus.
5. Foster opportunities that meet goals and research interest areas relevant to NIEHS.
The pilot program will contribute to creating synergy across the proposed UK-CARES Projects, enhancing the
educational component, as well as initiating interactions among UK-CARES investigators and other
researchers at the University of Kentucky. The Pilot Program will actively facilitate research, support newly
emerging technologies, and focus on the development of the next generation of environmental health
scientists.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10135072
- **Project number:** 5P30ES026529-05
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
- **Principal Investigator:** Thomas E Curry
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $376,080
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-05-01 → 2023-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10135072

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10135072, Pilot Project Program (5P30ES026529-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10135072. Licensed CC0.

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