# Pilot and Feasibility Program

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · 2020 · $389,282

## Abstract

The Pilot and Feasibility (P&F) Program of the Diabetes Research Center at the University of Washington
promotes the development of new and innovative research directed at basic biomedical, clinical, behavioral
and translational aspects of diabetes and its complications. The specific objectives of the Program are to: (1)
Provide initial research support for promising junior faculty who have not yet had independent peer-reviewed
NIH funding; (2) Provide pilot funding for established faculty entering the field of diabetes research for the first
time; (3) Support pilot projects by established diabetes investigators proposing to pursue high impact/high risk
projects or a novel direction in their diabetes related research; and (4) Foster mentored training in research
related to diabetes by offering postdoctoral and graduate fellowships. The P&F Program annually awards
$200,000 of the Center's NIDDK direct funds (a minimum of 20%) for P&F research projects. In addition, funds
provided by the University are used to support new investigator research, translational research, training of
postdoctoral fellows and graduate students, and service grants for junior investigators to use the Center's
resources. Applications are peer-reviewed by external and internal reviewers and the Center's Executive
Committee, with awards being made based on scientific merit and qualifications of the applicant, including the
potential for subsequent external peer-reviewed funding. During the last decade (two funding cycles), NIDDK
funds to the Diabetes Research Center at the University of Washington supported 26 P&F awards, the majority
of which were awarded to junior faculty. Of these P&F-funded investigators, 25 remain active in research
related to diabetes, obesity and related disorders (96% success). Thus, the P&F Program continues to be a
highly successful component of the Diabetes Research Center that utilizes funds provided by NIDDK and the
University of Washington to support new and innovative research in the area of diabetes, obesity and related
disorders, and in this manner also fosters the career development of junior investigators.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9869001
- **Project number:** 5P30DK017047-44
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
- **Principal Investigator:** Sakeneh Zraika
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $389,282
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9869001

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9869001, Pilot and Feasibility Program (5P30DK017047-44). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9869001. Licensed CC0.

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