# PILOT PROJECT

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · 2021 · $362,615

## Abstract

The University of Louisville Center for Integrated Environmental Health Science (CIEHS) will promote 
research toward understanding how lifestyle factors interact with exposure to environmental toxicants in 
human health and disease. The CIEHS Pilot Project Program will further this overall goal by providing 
support for short-term projects leading to data collection enabling new external grant applications. In 
this way, the Pilot Project Program will enhance capacity for novel research in environmental health 
science at the University of Louisville. The Program will publicize the availability of pilot project funds, 
solicit and coordinate the review of pilot project applications, make funding recommendations, monitor 
the progress of research projects, assess usage of center cores by pilot projects, and track 
deliverables. A mix of investigators will be targeted, including new early stage investigators, community 
partners, and established researchers who can apply their expertise in novel ways relevant to 
environmental health. Results obtained through pilot projects will be disseminated via the annual 
Research!Louisville event that showcases research to the university, local, and regional communities. 
Because the ultimate goal is to develop new, self-sustaining research projects, an emphasis will be 
placed on facilitating and improving the quality of new grant applications pertaining to environmental 
exposures/lifestyle factors. Strategies for this include obtaining feedback from CIEHS members 
regarding pilot project findings and experimental design as well as performing rigorous internal review 
of grant proposals. Thus, the Program will assist investigators throughout the pilot project life cycle from 
initial idea to extramurally funded project and is expected to generate significant new research funding 
and enhance the capacity for research in the environmental health sciences at the University of 
Louisville.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10217140
- **Project number:** 5P30ES030283-02
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
- **Principal Investigator:** Gary W. Hoyle
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $362,615
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2020-07-15 → 2025-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10217140

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10217140, PILOT PROJECT (5P30ES030283-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10217140. Licensed CC0.

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