# Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH P50** · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · 2020 · $936,522

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
This P50 application represents a novel interdisciplinary center at the intersection of behavioral economics and
implementation science in pursuit of improving mental health service delivery. The central objective of the
Administrative Core (hereafter referred to as the AC) is to ensure that the impact of the overall P50 is larger
than the sum of its parts. It will do so by coordinating services and maximizing synergies among the projects,
Methods Core and other center activities. The AC will be led by the three PIs: Drs. Beidas, Mandell, and Volpp.
We also will have a steering committee, external advisory board committee, data sharing committee, and
stakeholder committee as part of the organizational structure of the AC. These administrative entities will
interface with the Project Leads and Methods Core regularly to ensure that each entity is meeting goals and
objectives, and problem solve as necessary. Our P50 AC has the following specific aims: (1) provide ongoing
scientific and programmatic oversight, support, and evaluation; (2) facilitate communication and coordination
among P50 investigators; (3) support training opportunities related to behavioral economics and
implementation of evidence-based practice in mental health (including pilot funding); (4) facilitate external
relationships with other centers, investigators, and stakeholders with shared or related goals; and (5) provide
administrative, budgetary, and regulatory oversight and support. The proposed P50 will bring together junior
and senior investigators from multiple disciplines, which will create a fertile environment with the long term goal
of improving mental health service delivery and exerting a sustained impact on public health in partnership with
key stakeholders.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9940881
- **Project number:** 5P50MH113840-04
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
- **Principal Investigator:** David S Mandell
- **Activity code:** P50 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $936,522
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-08-01 → 2023-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9940881

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9940881, Administrative Core (5P50MH113840-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9940881. Licensed CC0.

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