# Planning and Evaluation Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · 2021 · $398,865

## Abstract

PLANNING AND EVALUATION CORE 
PROJECT SUMMARY 
Detailed program planning and rigorous evaluation have been, and will continue to be, critical for the ongoing 
development of the research infrastructure supporting the U54 South Carolina Cancer Disparities Research 
Center (SC CADRE). SC CADRE leadership will rely on multiple feedback mechanisms from both external and 
internal advisors. The SC CADRE Program Steering Committee will be the primary external mechanism for 
annual review and advice on SC CADRE's progress in research, research education, and outreach and 
includes nationally recognized scientific and community leaders. An Internal Scientific Advisory Committee will 
convene quarterly and will include the Core Co-leads from specific SC CADRE components as well as the 
South Carolina State University (SCSU) and Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer Center 
(MUSC-HCC) institutional leaders and officials. The composition of the Internal Scientific Advisory Committee 
will ensure the leveraging of resources and the congruence of priorities and goals across this inter-institutional 
partnership. Dr. William Whitaker, Jr. (SCSU) and Dr. Chanita Hughes-Halbert (MUSC-HCC) will Co-Lead this 
Core and provide oversight for the selection, review, and monitoring processes for the initial Full Research 
Project and the two Pilot Research Projects included in this application as well as future SC CADRE-supported 
research projects. Dr. Kathleen Cartmell (MUSC-HCC) will provide additional leadership by ensuring that the 
planning and evaluation logic model established by the SC CADRE leadership is implemented and 
documented at each level of SC CADRE. Collectively, these planning and evaluation components have been 
designed to accomplish the following aims: (1) assess SC CADRE's administrative and leadership 
effectiveness as well as the levels of inter-institutional and community engagement through science and 
dissemination activities; (2) track the progress of the research projects and core activities; (3) monitor the 
relationships between aims, activities, outputs, and expected outcomes; and (4) synthesize these evaluation 
activities to inform Center-wide strategic planning and priority setting that will in turn inform future directions for 
each SC CADRE component.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10246911
- **Project number:** 5U54CA210962-05
- **Recipient organization:** MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
- **Principal Investigator:** Joni Dunmyer Nelson
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $398,865
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-21 → 2024-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10246911

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10246911, Planning and Evaluation Core (5U54CA210962-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10246911. Licensed CC0.

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