# Pilot Program Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · 2020 · $228,497

## Abstract

The ChicAgo Center for Health and EnvironmenT (CACHET) Pilot Project Program will be aimed at funding 
new directions in environmental health sciences research and provide a primary mechanism for promoting the 
career development of CACHET members. The Pilot Project Program is key to promoting the success of 
CACHET investigators and the development of future CACHET resources in EHS research. Pilot projects 
awarded through this program will explore new EHS research areas, build research collaborations and teams, 
support the next generation of EHS researchers and accelerate external grant support of CACHET members. 
Proposals that take into account the data collected by the COEC as well as proposals that actively collaborate 
with COEC community participants will be encouraged. This will enable CACHET to direct address the 
environmental research needs of the community and in so doing, undertake research aimed at mitigating racial 
and ethnic health disparities as a function adverse environmental factors. The Pilot Project Program will have 
four primary award types including Young Investigator Award, Idea Award, Focused Research Award and 
Inter-Institutional Award that each address specific needs for building a strong EHS research community in 
Chicago. All proposals will be thoroughly reviewed for scientific merit, feasibility, and potential to lead to 
external grants in EHS research from NIEHS and other funding agencies. Funds awarded by the program are 
not only essential for cultivating the careers of junior investigators by enhancing their success in obtaining 
grants and publications but also for attracting established investigators form other disciplines into the EHS 
research field. We are confident that within five years, the Pilot Project Program will have resulted in a 
substantial increase in NIEHS funding for CACHET investigators and will have noticeably built EHS research 
capacity in Chicago.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9922314
- **Project number:** 5P30ES027792-04
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
- **Principal Investigator:** Gokhan M. Mutlu
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $228,497
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → 2022-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9922314

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9922314, Pilot Program Core (5P30ES027792-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-11 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9922314. Licensed CC0.

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