# DEVELOPMENTAL FUNDS (Core-002)

> **NIH NIH P30** · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · 2020 · $163,458

## Abstract

DEVELOPMENTAL FUNDS 
Project Summary/Abstract 
Developmental funds are used to support new investigator projects; pilot projects that 
allow Center scientists and clinical investigators to pursue innovative ideas in high-priority 
research areas; and new technologies that will advance cancer research. CCSG funds are 
combined with institutional and philanthropic resources to provide the funding for up to 
eight new investigator awards at $40,000 each, $200,000 for pilot projects, and $100,000 
for new technology development. The Senior Leaders Council evaluates and ranks new 
investigator projects for funding. Advocacy for pilot projects and shared resource 
technology enhancements come from senior and program leaders as well as shared 
resource directors and are evaluated for support by the Senior Leadership Council. 
Over the past four years, 31 new investigator awards were made to faculty representing 14 
departments. To date, one-half have secured a combined $16.5 million in peer-reviewed 
funding. CCSG funds have also been used to leverage institutional investments to 
enhance the services provided by the Cancer Center's High-Throughput Screening, 
Bioinformatics, and Tissue Management Shared Resources. During the past grant period, 
additional institutional resources supported pilot project awards to catalyze research 
thrusts in lung cancer, glioma, pancreas cancer, neurofibromatosis, kidney cancer, and 
hepatocellular cancer, and to launch investigator-initiated clinical trials designed to bring 
Simmons Cancer Center discovery to patients. 
In this renewal application, developmental funds amounting to $100,000, or 10% of the 
annual direct cost of the proposed Cancer Center Support Grant budget, are requested. 
These funds will be combined with institutional and philanthropic support to continue a high- 
impact new investigator award program, to enhance shared resources, and to fund pilot 
projects in high-priority areas identified by Cancer Center leadership. Because a budget cap 
limits the overall funds available, CCSG support for recruitment is not requested. 
Substantial institutional funds are available to continue targeted recruitment, and these 
recruitment priorities are discussed. 
Relevance 
Developmental funds are used to further the Cancer Center's strategic initiatives. CCSG funds 
are used to leverage institutional and philanthropic support and provide a mechanism for 
senior and program leaders to engage faculty in cancer research and in development of 
targeted research areas.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10260745
- **Project number:** 3P30CA142543-10S3
- **Recipient organization:** UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
- **Principal Investigator:** Carlos L Arteaga
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $163,458
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2010-08-03 → 2021-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10260745

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10260745, DEVELOPMENTAL FUNDS (Core-002) (3P30CA142543-10S3). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10260745. Licensed CC0.

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