# Pilot and Feasibility

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · 2024 · $30,489

## Abstract

Abstract/Summary – P/F Program
The primary goal of the MNORC Pilot and Feasibility Grants Program (P&F) is to promote
research on the biological and behavioral determinants of obesity, the effects of altered
composition and quantity of nutrients to alter metabolism and modulate disease risk, and to
develop interventions to reduce obesity and its disease sequelae using basic, clinical, or
population approaches. To achieve this goal, we provide opportunities for both new and
established University of Michigan investigators to generate sufficient preliminary information for
a successful application for major research funding from NIH or other national granting
agencies. The $100K/year for the MNORC P&F grants program is largely funded from cost-
sharing provided by several Schools within the University of Michigan, and is currently in the
midst of its second cycle of funding. Two to three standard grants have been given out each
year, and despite that the program has only completed two funding cycles, this investment has
resulted in a considerable return of published papers, funded NIH grants, and collaborations
with other MNORC members. In addition to the P&F grants currently provided, the P&F program
will expand over the next cycle to include shared grants funded with the Michigan Diabetes
Research Center and the Taubman Center for common research interests.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10866416
- **Project number:** 5P30DK089503-15
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR
- **Principal Investigator:** DARLEEN A. SANDOVAL
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $30,489
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2010-07-01 → 2025-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10866416

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10866416, Pilot and Feasibility (5P30DK089503-15). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10866416. Licensed CC0.

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