b'NPCRC IMPACT REPORTThe Pilot/Exploratory Awards ProgramNPCRCs Pilot/Exploratory grants are known for having fundedPilot/Exploratory Support Project experienced investigators conducting research projectsgrantees work in prestigious institutions whose purpose was to test interventions, develop researchall around the country, such as:methodologies, and explore novel areas of palliative careBeth Israel Medical Centerresearch. A condition of funding was a clearly defined plan asBoston Childrens Hospitalto how the investigator would use the results of the project toBrigham and Womens Hospitaldevelop larger, federally funded (NIH, VA) research projects.Dana Farber Cancer InstitutePilot/Exploratory grant support helped experienced palliativeDuke Universitycare investigators strengthen their federal grant submissionsand better compete with investigators from more establishedIcahn School of Medicinefields of biomedical research.Indiana University Former Pilot/Exploratory grantees are now highly experiencedMassachusetts General Hospitalinvestigators who lead sustainable research programs at majorNew York Universityinstitutions. Each has effectively leveraged NPCRCs investmentStanford Universityinto subsequent NIH and other federal grants (e.g., VeteransUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamAdministration or Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Center). University of MarylandIn addition to having become extremely competitive NIHUniversity of North Carolinaapplicants, they are generating original data that can supportUniversity of Pennsylvanianew grant proposals and new junior faculty mentees. This isUniversity of Pittsburghprecisely the infrastructure building that we envisionedUniversity of Utah and evidence that the Pilot/Exploratory program effectively achieved our goals. As a result, we funded our last cycle of University of Washingtonpilot/exploratory grants in 2018 and chose to increase our Yale School of Medicinefocus and resources on the Kornfeld Scholars Program.TRANSFORMED AMERICAN MEDICAL INFRASTRUCTUREIn 2005 we estimated that only four academic medical centers had the infrastructure and number of investigators needed to support large-scale research projects in palliative care.But by 2017 NPCRC had:AWARDED PILOT/LEVERAGED A 136EXPLORATORY GRANTS TO$5.8 M33INVESTMENT INTOSUBSEQUENT GRANTS EXPERIENCEDINVESTIGATORS FROM22SUBSEQUENT GRANT FUNDINGRETURN ON INVESTMENTDIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS $104.5 M 18:110'