Application Process

Requirements of Every Pilot Study PI

• Attend onboarding session regarding requirements associated with funding and award. The PI must attend before funds will be released and before the project will begin. 
  
• All pilot studies will receive a Research Foundation (RF) Project-Task-Award (PTA) number upon account setup. For any study PIs at Roswell, a subaward agreement will be obtained by UB’s Sponsored Projects Services office.
  
• Submit quarterly progress reports on the status of the budget and the aims using the form that will be provided.
  
• Submit, twice yearly, progress reports on the study results (including papers, grants, presentations, patents, etc.) following project end date, at least for five years.
  
• Present findings at the annual CTSI Pilot Studies Colloquium.
  
• If called upon, serve as reviewer of proposals submitted for pilot studies funding either by UB faculty or in exchange of reviewers with other CTSA institutions. 
  
• All pilot studies will receive a monthly expenditure report to ensure funds do not get overspent and that all costs follow the Uniform Guidance Cost Principles and are allowable, reasonable, allocable, and consistent.
  

Awarded Pilot Projects

• All investigators are encouraged to submit findings to an academic peer-reviewed journal or discipline-specific publication within two years of the pilot project end date.
  
• All investigators are encouraged to apply for funding at the next level, including NIH R01, PCORI, NSF or comparable grant, including one of the NCATS/CTSA Program funding mechanisms or similar funding sources within two years of the pilot project end date.