# Small Grants Program

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · 2022 · $193,525

## Abstract

Project Summary for the Small Grants Program 
During Phases I and II of Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) funding, the Pacific Center for 
Emerging Infectious Diseases Research (http://pceidr.jabsom.hawaii.edu/) was transformed into a translational 
science center of excellence for the development of rapid diagnostics, effective therapeutics and affordable 
vaccines for infectious diseases, that disproportionately affect underserved communities in the Asia-Pacific 
region. The overall objective of the Phase III COBRE is to enhance the conditions that accelerate the pace of 
scientific discovery, heighten research productivity and increase competitiveness for extramural funding by 
sustaining the COBRE cores and implementing a collaborative Small Grants Program. The proposed Small 
Grants Program will embrace the key tenets of the IDeA Program: namely, to foster collaborative interactions; 
promote data and resource sharing; identify and disseminate best practices; and develop strategies to identify 
additional opportunities for core sustainability. 
Thus, the COBRE Small Grants Program will harness the rich human capital and exceptional core resources at 
COBRE, IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) and Institutional Development Award 
Program Infrastructure for Clinical and Translational Research (IDeA-CTR) programs to conduct team-science 
research on emerging infectious diseases. To be more responsive to the needs of faculty at different career 
stages and provide additional opportunities for mentoring and specialized training, the Small Grants Program 
will offer modest support on a competitive basis through three distinct funding mechanisms: (1) Pilot Projects 
Program; (2) Bridging Funds Program; and (3) Faculty Exchange Program. A rigorous application and review 
process, designed according to NIH guidelines, will be implemented to identify the most meritorious science 
and to select the applicants with the greatest potential for long-term success. At the same time, COBRE 
Mentors will also provide personalized mentoring to unfunded applicants, thereby optimizing the professional 
development of local talent for careers in infectious diseases research. 
Based on our experience in managing collaborative pilot projects and bridging funds program in other NIH 
center grants, the expectation is that the proposed Small Grants Program will have a significant impact on 
heightening research productivity and enhancing grants success. A significant return on investment, as 
measured by extramural funding in the form of R-, U- and K-series grants, will serve as the scientific and 
economic engines to drive future research and funding to sustain the Center and its cores.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10576207
- **Project number:** 3P30GM114737-05S2
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA
- **Principal Investigator:** RICHARD YANAGIHARA
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $193,525
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2022-03-14 → 2023-07-13

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10576207

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10576207, Small Grants Program (3P30GM114737-05S2). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10576207. Licensed CC0.

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