Georgia CTSA’s Pilot Grants Program is soliciting proposals that either a.) generate preliminary data and refine research strategies for subsequent extramural grant applications OR b.) develop the best approaches and methodologies to address complex translational and clinical research problems.
Two categories of grants will be considered:
• Category 1 - Grants that focus on translational and clinical research Pilot projects are intuitively understood to represent preliminary, preparatory, or feasibility studies designed to assess the applicability of new technologies, protocols, data collection instruments, or subject recruitment strategies as stepping-stones toward a full, hypothesis-testing investigation. The four academic institutional partners of the Georgia CTSA collectively recognize the critical need for start-up, feasibility, or proof-of-concept resources.
• Category 2 - Grants that address a translational research question which could provide insights generalizable to other projects/diseases. The Pilot Grants Program will seek proposals that propose innovative approaches to:
▪ Novel technology development
▪ Biostatistics method development
▪ Informatics
▪ Community engagement and ethical issues in human subjects
▪ Best approaches to address important clinical and translational research (CTR) problems and/or the science of translational science
▪ Innovative approaches to overcoming choke points in the translational process, such as regulatory hurdles and patient recruitment
▪ Novel methodologies for clinical research that can be generalized to other projects
▪ Development of new approaches for implementation science that will enhance the translation of medical advances into the community or to special populations
Georgia CTSA Mission Statement - The institutions of the Georgia CTSA leverage their complementary strengths to accelerate clinical and translational education, research, and community engagement to impact health in Georgia and beyond.
Funding - As many as five awards of up to $40,000 each in total direct costs.
Eligibility – Full-time faculty from Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Morehouse School of Medicine, and the University of Georgia may submit proposals. Personnel eligible to apply as PI at their institution may submit applications. One proposal may be submitted per faculty member. Any faculty member who has a current grant with overlapping aims is not eligible to apply.
Note: All pilot project recipients will be eligible for the Georgia CTSA Award of Distinction in Team Science –
“To further promote collaboration, the Georgia CTSA Executive Oversight Council will award an annual
Award of Distinction in Team Science during their annual meeting to Georgia CTSA investigators who,
through their multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary collaborations, have made a profound impact in CTR.”
Timeline
March 1, 2019 at 5:00 PM – proposals due
Early May 2019 – applicant award notification
July 1, 2019 – earliest anticipated start date
June 30, 2020 – end date (Investigators may NOT apply for a no-cost extension.)
Application
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