# Pilot Project Program

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · 2022 · $367,841

## Abstract

Abstract: The Pilot Project Program of the Environmental Health Sciences Center (EHSC) is key to multiple 
goals of the Center, including: establishing and developing new and novel research to expand translational 
environmental health sciences, supporting career development, attracting new Center members, strengthening 
existing areas of Center research, and promoting engagement between researchers and community partners to 
address identified needs. Two types of pilot project awards are offered on a bi-annual basis: Full Pilot Projects 
of up to $30K, and Mini Pilot Projects of up to $10K. Pilot Project applications are reviewed by a Standing Review 
Committee comprised of Center members with expertise ranging from epidemiology to basic science research. 
This committee includes both junior and senior faculty, the Director of Career Development Program and 
members with overlapping roles in the Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute at the University of Rochester 
Medical Center (URMC). When necessary, additional reviewers from within or outside of URMC faculty serve as 
ad hoc members, providing additional relevant expertise or to alleviate conflicts of interest. The Community 
Engagement Core (CEC) and Integrated Health Sciences Facilities Core (IHSFC) foster research-community 
partnerships that may lead to Pilot Project proposals that are responsive to community concerns and 
opportunities. The Biostatistics Core provides consultation on Pilot Project study design and data analyses. All 
applications are read by the Director of the CEC, who works with PIs to enhance community engagement in 
ongoing research directions. Since the start of the current funding cycle, a total 48 Full Pilot Project applications 
and 29 Mini-Pilot applications were received. Of these, a total of 29 Full and 22 Mini-Pilot Projects have been 
awarded. Of the 51 applications that were awarded,15 were to junior faculty investigators, and 15 were awarded 
to non-Center members, of whom 7 have since become Center members. During the current funding cycle, 
approximately $993K has been allocated to Pilot Projects (both Full and Mini-pilots), which has resulted in 
approximately $15M (direct cost dollars) in new extramural funding. This is a notable return given not only the 
present extremely limited funding environment, but also considering that the most recently awarded pilot projects 
have not yet had sufficient time to mature into externally funded projects. Future directions include continuation 
of the Pilot Project Program to build new and strengthen existing areas of Center interdisciplinary and 
translational research, foster junior faculty career development, attract new Center members, and engage 
community partners. In addition, the Pilot Project Program plans to continue to lead and participate in new 
collaborative pilot projects with other NIEHS P30 Centers across the country.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10396557
- **Project number:** 5P30ES001247-47
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
- **Principal Investigator:** Martha Susiarjo
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $367,841
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1997-04-01 → 2026-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10396557

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10396557, Pilot Project Program (5P30ES001247-47). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10396557. Licensed CC0.

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