# Delaware INBRE

> **NIH NIH P20** · UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE · 2024 · $846,312

## Abstract

Project Summary – Developmental Research Project Program 
The overall mission of the Developmental Research Project Program (DRPP) is to execute a competitive Pilot 
Project research program that leads to research independence and further builds research capability, capacity and 
engagement in DE-INBRE thematic areas of cancer, cardiovascular and neuroscience. The DRPP’s goal is to ensure 
that Delaware takes the next major step toward the State’s goal of building a diverse, self-sustaining biomedical 
research enterprise, thereby improving health care and promoting health-based economic development. 
The DE-INBRE DRPP’s support of Pilot Project investigators has been a key resource for establishing research 
capabilities across the state. The DRPP is primarily intended to support the efforts of Delaware’s junior biomedical 
investigators to become independent investigators. The pilot program employs novel approaches to increase the 
research opportunities for young faculty. 
Under the ongoing program, the Research Independence Award provides support to a cohort of new and/or early- 
stage investigators. The goal is for the junior investigator to effectively utilize the resources of Delaware’s biomedical 
research network – as well as the scientific and technical strengths of collaborating investigators and/or mentors 
to engage undergraduate students – while the investigator advances towards obtaining research independence by 
receiving an NIH R01 or institutionally equivalent award. 
In INBRE IV, a new Research Engagement Award mechanism targeting the NIH R15-like grants will be implemented. 
The purpose is to increase the collaborative research engagement of faculty and undergraduate students at 
Delaware’s Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs). It is intended to serve as a stepping stone towards research 
independence for PUI faculty to obtain NIH R15 or like funding, to compete effectively for the DRPP Research 
Independence Award, and to ultimately obtain research independence. 
Specific Aims 
 1. Build and strengthen Delaware’s biomedical research capacity and capability in cancer, cardiovascular health, 
 and neuroscience within the DE-INBRE network. 
 2. Increase the research base of investigators receiving grant funding in cancer, cardiovascular health, and 
neuroscience. 
 3. Engage investigators and students at Delaware’s PUIs with key network resources.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 11084122
- **Project number:** 3P20GM103446-23S8
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
- **Principal Investigator:** MELINDA K DUNCAN
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $846,312
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2001-09-30 → 2025-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/11084122

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 11084122, Delaware INBRE (3P20GM103446-23S8). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/11084122. Licensed CC0.

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