# UNC NORC Supplement to Expand NORC Central

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · 2022 · $50,817

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
The Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (NORCs) are a part of an integrated program funded by the National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases that is specifically designed to support nutritional
sciences and obesity-related research. The program consists of 11 centers from across the country that provide
basic and clinical resources and expertise to investigators conducting cutting-edge nutrition and obesity
research. First developed in 2016, NORC Central (https://norccentral.org/) currently serves as an online directory
of the services and resources offered at each of the 11 NORCs across the US and as a central directory of the
educational activities, scientific advancements, and specific accomplishments of each Center.
Building on the work of the national NORC Steering Committee for Diversity and Inclusion of Scientists from
Underrepresented Groups in Academia (URiA), this administrative supplement will provide resources for
scientists interested in addressing nutrition and obesity with a lens toward diversity, equity, and inclusion and
mitigating health disparities. Specifically, this administrative supplement will enable the development of the
following important new digital resources: a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Health Disparities
Research section to provide resources to both early career investigators and established researchers, a
publications database that highlights research supported by NORCs throughout the national system, a
membership database that profiles NORC-affiliated early career investigators and investigators from
underrepresented groups, and an online job board focused on early career and DEI opportunities. In addition,
this administrative supplement will ensure that the entire website adheres to accepted accessibility requirements.
As part of this supplement, we will also conduct qualitative research to identify barriers for advancement and
retention of URiA trainees and faculty across the national NORC system.
With these improvements, NORC Central will continue to facilitate collaborations across the national NORC
system and serve as a vital resource for investigators focusing on nutrition and obesity. NORC Central will also
be poised to serve as an important destination for early career investigators and investigators from
underrepresented groups working in the fields of nutrition and obesity.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10673374
- **Project number:** 3P30DK056350-22S1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL
- **Principal Investigator:** Elizabeth J Mayer-Davis
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $50,817
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2022-09-01 → 2023-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10673374

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10673374, UNC NORC Supplement to Expand NORC Central (3P30DK056350-22S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10673374. Licensed CC0.

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