Exploratory Centers (P20)

This mechanism is available only when announced in the NIH Guide.

For institutions with relatively new programs of research, NINR supports programs of Centers focused on building research expertise and teams for the future. These Centers, awarded using the P20 Exploratory Grant mechanism, support the initial enhancement of research capacity at institutions with emerging research programs. The awards support shared resources and several small exploratory research projects (each at the level of an R03 research project) conducted by several investigators focused on a common research theme. These Centers are expected to lead to: improved capabilities at institutions with nascent research programs; an increased number of investigators involved in interdisciplinary research of importance to NINR; and larger scale research projects capable of competing for R21 or R01 levels of support.

Current center programs supported under this mechanism include:

Developmental Center Grants
Centers in Self-Management Research or End-of-Life Research (begun September, 2007)

For more information about NINR Centers please visit the NINR Research Centers page.

Grant number	Principal Investigator	Center Name	Institution
P20-NR007794-06	Moore, Ida M	Center on Injury Mechanisms and Related Responses	University of Arizona
P20-NR007798-06	Dunbar, Sandra	Symptoms, Symptom Interactions, and Health Outcomes	Emory University
P20-NR008987-04	Ward, Sandra	Center for Patient-Centered Interventions	University of Wisconsin Madison
P20-NR008988-05	McCain, Nancy	Biobehavioral Research in Critical Health Experiences	Virginia Commonwealth University
P20-NR008992-04	Wyman, Jean	Center for Health Trajectory Research	University of Minnesota Twin Cities
P20-NR009006-05	McSweeney, Jean	Center for Research on Tailored Biobehavioral Interventions	University of Arkansas Medical Sciences
P20-NR009009-05	Merwin, Elizabeth	Rural Health and Nursing Research Center	University of Virginia Charlottesville
P20-NR010671-02	Inouye, Jillian	Center for 'Ohana Self-Management of Chronic Illnesses	University of Hawaii at Manoa
P20-NR010674-02	Marek, Karen	Center for Enhancement of Self-Management in Individuals and Families	University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
P20-NR010679-02	Moser, Debra	Center for Biobehavioral Research in Self-Management of Cardiopulmonary Disease	University of Kentucky