# Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND · 2022 · $260,327

## Abstract

The Administrative Core is a central component of the COBRE and critical to its overall success. Led by the COBRE
Director and Program Coordinator, the Administrative Core executes the mentorship and faculty development plan,
monitors research progress of the Pilot Project Leaders, sets benchmarks, and tracks and assesses the performance of the
research cores. The Steering Committee, chaired by the Program Director and composed of the Program Coordinator,
research core Directors, representative users, top university administrative officials and the chair of the Department of
Business, will ensure continued institutional support for the program, remove institutional barriers that impede the
Center’s success, and participate in strategic planning for the sustainability of the research cores. An External Advisory
Committee of international experts and center directors will provide general programmatic advice to the COBRE Director
and university administrative officials and assesses the progress of Pilot Project Leaders. The Administrative Core will
implement the following Specific Aims. In Aim 1, the Administrative Core will coordinate and execute a faculty
development program for COBRE faculty and Pilot Project Leaders. Organized by the Program Coordinator, this program
will be expanded to include mentor training and a greater emphasis on the needs of faculty at all career stages. In addition
to formal mentors, the faculty development program includes in-person and asynchronous content sessions in areas of
importance for research and academic success. Clear milestones are defined using individual development plans that are
revisited for personal reflection. The major goal of the faculty development program is to navigate faculty successfully
through the promotion/tenure process and to provide a supportive environment for faculty. In Aim 2, the Administrative
Core will oversee strategic planning, fiscal management, compliance, and center evaluation in order to ensure that the
research cores are on track to become sustainable after Phase 3. Compliance with all institutional and NIH regulations will
be verified for research expenditures and will inform the setting of fee structures for core services. The Administrative
Core will conduct annual performance evaluations of the research cores, faculty development program, and Pilot Project
Leaders. In Aim 3, the Administrative Core will administer the pilot project program. New for Phase 3, the pool of pilot
project recipients will be expanded to include faculty in neighboring IDeA program institutions, with particular emphasis
on supporting projects that utilize the research cores and have a high likelihood of leading to independent support.
Projects will undergo a rigorous review process that includes a panel of IDeA program investigators chaired by the
Program Coordinator, followed by a secondary review by the EAC and COBRE Director. Pilot Project Leaders will
receive mentorship and career guidance and...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10414546
- **Project number:** 1P30GM145497-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND
- **Principal Investigator:** IAN D MENG
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $260,327
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2022-06-01 → 2027-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10414546

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10414546, Administrative Core (1P30GM145497-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10414546. Licensed CC0.

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