# Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY · 2024 · $1,027,213

## Abstract

Administrative Core
Summary
 The role of the administrative core will be to coordinate resources,
expertise and programs to develop the proposed Interdisciplinary Health Equity
Research Center, oversee its day-to-day activities, and ensure its success. The focus
of the Administrative Core will be to create a community at Delaware State University
linking researchers who are studying social and behavioral determinants of health with biomedical
researchers who are investigating conditions that have a disparate impact on underserved populations, and
building connections with the community. The Administrative Core will coordinate the activities of the
IHER cores and ensure that they are efficiently supporting IHER investigators to develop their research
programs and become competitive for NIH funding while connecting with the community.
 One Center co-Director is an NIH-funded biomedical researcher with a track record of successfully
directing an NIH-funded center and mentoring early stage faculty in a variety of biomedical disciplines.
The other co-director is an epidemiologist and public health expert with experience managing the DSU
component of an NIH-funded clinical and translational research center. Together they will provide scientific
and mentoring leadership for the Center, coordinate Center initiatives, provide oversight for IHER Center
Cores and for overall project evaluation.
 The Administrative Core will provide leadership as the IHER Center builds a research-enabling
infrastructure at DSU by providing leadership to: (a) Fund the research of Project Leads and enhance
infrastructure and human resources to support their research; (b) Award pilot grants and coordinate a suite
of career enhancement activities for post-doctoral fellows and junior faculty via close collaboration with
the Investigator Development and Community Engagement and Dissemination cores; (c) Support the
dissemination of health disparities research through both traditional academic and direct community
outreach channels; and (d) Hire outstanding “anchor” faculty members with active research programs and
external funding related to health behavior and health disparities. An innovative summer research program
will involve undergraduate and graduate students in high-quality research experiences and a scientific
community focused on reducing health disparities.
 The Admin Core will coordinate administration and governance of IHER Center activities, and
implement an evaluation and reporting program to assess and document the progress of the cores and
researchers in accomplishing the IHER Center goals of enhancing health science research and supporting
early stage investigators toward independence.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10871692
- **Project number:** 5U54MD015959-03
- **Recipient organization:** DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** MELISSA A HARRINGTON
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $1,027,213
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2022-09-20 → 2027-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10871692

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10871692, Administrative Core (5U54MD015959-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10871692. Licensed CC0.

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