Pilot Project
Recommended Letter of Intent Due: Dec 2, 2024
Submission Date/Time: Feb 6, 2025 @ 5pm AKT
Award Period: 1 year
Budget Total - up to $50,000
Awards Announced pending NIH Approval: July 2025
Funding Period: Aug 2025 - July 31, 2026 or 2027*
*Award dates and funding period are contingent on funding of the pending Alaska INBRE renewal application
Read the complete NOFO here
The Alaska IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (AK INBRE 5), supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health, provides awards to build biomedical research and training capacity within the AK INBRE network. The Developmental Research Pilot Program (DRPP) accepts applications from partner institutions for Developmental Pilot Project (PP) awards with goals to support biomedical research and training in the AK INBRE network and to train undergraduate students through active participation in meaningful research. AK INBRE 5 maintains a One Health theme to promote interdisciplinary and clinical and translational research collaborations to address Alaska's needs for enhancing the health of individuals, families, and communities. PP awards may support any compelling topic in basic, applied, translational, or
clinical biomedical or behavioral health research. Projects that are collaborative are strongly encouraged. PP awards may also support projects that will lead to applications for more expansive work, such as development of IRB protocols, Tribal review, and community engagement necessary for broader community-based participatory research (CBPR) projects.
Investigators are encouraged to work with Alaska INBRE Core Resources in the development of their research application and take advantage of the resources available in the Alaska INBRE network. Letters of Intent are recommended, particularly for any projects that seek mentorship from the CBPR Core, such as on identifying appropriate communities, hearing from communities about their research priorities, sharing research ideas or findings with community members, or including community members in the research process. Additional core resources are available through the Regional Alliance of INBRE Networks (RAIN). Use of RAIN resources is encouraged when services are not available in Alaska at this link.
PPs include a research mentoring component and support for a research mentor with a record of NIH or other federal biomedical funding and domain-specific research experience.