# Core E: Pilots and Feasibility Program Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · 2021 · $367,200

## Abstract

ABSTRACT / PROJECT SUMMARY
A major purpose of a Phase III COBRE is to implement and administer a Pilot Projects Program to
select pilot projects that will utilize existing COBRE Core Labs and generate preliminary results in
support of proposals to secure extramural funding. This COBRE will continue to develop a highly
successful , proven program for supporting Pilot Projects. The Center leadership will solicit pilot
project proposals, obtain scientifically rigorous external reviews of all applications, and consulting with
our External Advisory Committee, will fund up to four of the most meritorious projects annually. Each
selected pilot project award may be funded for a second year subject to satisfactory progress. The
Pilot Project Program will also serve as a means to enhance communication and increase
collaboration within the developmental biology research community at KUMC. An annual
Developmental Biology Symposium is planned to promote participation by a broad range of
investigators in the Center and will feature speakers from among the Pilot Project Lead Investigators
and their respective Mentors. To assess the impact of the Pilot Grants Program on career development
and use this information to modify and improve the program, we will obtain follow-up data on all
successful and unsuccessful applicants and determine the impact of pilot grants by measuring the
number of publications, level of extramural funding, and promotions in academic rank/responsibility.
We will also assess the impact on the broader research community through survey mechanisms
and document the degree of collaboration. This information will then be used to improve the Pilot
Program through a process of re-evaluation of practices and program modification.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10215560
- **Project number:** 5P30GM122731-05
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER
- **Principal Investigator:** CHARLES D. LITTLE
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $367,200
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-07-01 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10215560

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10215560, Core E: Pilots and Feasibility Program Core (5P30GM122731-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10215560. Licensed CC0.

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