Administrative Core Summary The Administrative Core will provide leadership and direction to enable the KY INBRE network to grow in a purposeful and managed way. The Administrative Core will provide oversight of the Developmental Research Project Program and Data Science Core and coordinate the activities of the governance committees and overall network. In addition to this global management of the network, the specific duties of the Administrative Core will include management of programs to engage students in research, recruit faculty with biomedical research experience, provide promising early career scientists with mentored research experiences, develop curricula that includes research, and provide infrastructure support to the network. Specific duties of the Administrative Core also include management of the budget, development of predictive financial plans, and tracking and reporting outcomes. In the next funding cycle, the Administrative Core will work with the other KY INBRE components to continue to build research capacity and develop a strong biomedical research workforce in KY. We propose to accomplish these goals via the following specific aims: (1) provide research experiences for students; (2) promote curriculum development in KY institutions; (3) recruit faculty with biomedical research training and mentor early career scientists; (4) provide sound management of KY INBRE funds and ensure financial support of PUIs; and (5) evaluate the KY INBRE program and report outcomes.