Other NIH Programs in South Carolina
National Institutes of Health Institutional Development Awards (IDeA) Funded Programs
Established by Congressional mandate in 1993, the IDeA Program builds research capacities in states that historically have had low levels of NIH funding by supporting basic, clinical, and translational research; faculty development; and infrastructure improvements. The program also enhances the ability of investigators to compete successfully for additional research funding and serves the research needs of medically underserved communities.
Shaded are the 23 states and Puerto Rico eligible for IDeA funding.
The IDeA program has five main components. Below is a description of each of these components. NIH NIGMS IDeA Programs in SC (IDeA Dashboard)
Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) augment and strengthen institutional biomedical research capabilities by expanding and developing biomedical faculty research capability through support of a multidisciplinary center led by a peer-reviewed, NIH-funded investigator with expertise central to the theme of the grant proposal.
Clemson University
SC COBRE for Translational Research Improving Musculoskeletal Health (SC-TRIMH), Dr. Hai Yao
COBRE in Human Genetics, Dr. Trudy Mackay
COBRE: Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation Center (EPIC), Dr. James Morris
Bioengineering Center for Regeneration and Formation of Tissues (SC BioCRAFT) COBRE, Dr. Naren Vyavahare (NCE)
Medical University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) enhance biomedical research capacity, expand, and strengthen the research capabilities of biomedical faculty, and provide access to biomedical resources for promising undergraduate students throughout the eligible states. INBRE puts the IDeA approach into action by enhancing research infrastructure through support of a statewide research development network that links research-intensive institutions with primarily undergraduate institutions.
SC INBRE, Dr. Edie Goldsmith, PI/PD, University of South Carolina School of Medicine
IDeA Program Infrastructure for Clinical and Translational Research (IDeA-CTR) provides support for: 1) the development of infrastructure and human resources required to conduct clinical and translational research in IDeA-eligible states, 2) enhancing the ability of IDeA institutions and investigators to develop competitive clinical and translational research programs, 3) fostering and sustaining collaboration and coordination of clinical and translational activities within and across IDeA institutions/ organizations, and 4) addressing health conditions that affect the medically underserved and/or that are prevalent among populations in IDeA states.
IDeA CTR-D: Center for Clinical and Translational Research at the University of South Carolina (CLINTRUSC), Dr. Francis Spinale, Co-PI, Dr. James Hérbert, Co-PI, University of South Carolina
The IDeA Regional Entrepreneurship Development Program (I-RED) supports small business concerns in IDeA regions to develop educational products that promote entrepreneurship in IDeA states' academic institutions. Educational efforts utilizing these products are expected to build biomedical researchers' and students' entrepreneurial skills needed to translate scientific discoveries and innovative technologies into commercial products.
Northeast Region: Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont
Southeast Region: Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, and West Virginia
XLerator Network/XLerateHealth, LLC, Jacqueline Willmot
Central Region: Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and South Dakota
West Region: Alaska, Idaho, Hawaii, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, and Wyoming
IDeA Co-funding supports research project grant applications from investigators in IDeA states whose proposals received meritorious scores through the peer review process but fall short of the Institute’s or Center’s (IC) payline. R01, R15 and MIRA R35 applications (either new or competing continuations) submitted by investigators from institutions in IDeA states are eligible. The IDeA program anticipates providing up to $350,000 in total costs for each of the first two years of a selected co-funding application. IDeA co-funding is conducted once per year. The nomination period typically opens in January or February and closes in early April.
Other NIH Funded Programs in South Carolina
South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute (SCTR) is a statewide NIH-funded Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program Hub based at MUSC. It facilitates the sharing of resources and expertise and streamlines research-related processes to bring about large-scale change in the state’s clinical and translational research efforts. SCTR’s partners include the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Clemson University, Health Sciences South Carolina, and the University of South Carolina. Their vision is to improve health outcomes and quality of life for South Carolinians by translating scientific discoveries into evidence-based clinical practice.
