We anticipate that announcing a call for COBRE pilot research grants to expand and enhance the scientific goal of the center, around March 1, 2021. The COBRE pilot projects will provide funding for a one-year period that will allow investigators to develop more substantial external NIH support from individual or multi-investigator proposals.

We will fund 2 projects this year. Projects will be awarded for 1 year, with a budget of $50,000 in direct costs.