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Clinical Research Operations and Conduct

Clinical facility operations, nursing services, specimen processing and storage facilities.

Clinical regulatory assistance, guidance, and education for investigators and study coordinators.

Access to part-time study coordinators, project managers, and assistance hiring/onboarding for human subjects research.

Proposal Development, Funding, and Team Science

Funding opportunities in Clinical and Translational Science (CTS) research—Pilot funding and i2i awards—and other related awards.

Proposal review and editorial support, identifying funding sources, grantsmanship training and education, sample applications, and TraCS Letters of Support.

Assistance with identifying collaborators, tools to develop and sustain teams, and team development and management.

NC TraCS Engagement Vouchers provide up to $3,000 in funding, as well as in-kind support from NC TraCS staff, to research teams proposing to engage partners.

Engagement Voucher Program

Engagement is the meaningful involvement of community members, patients, caregivers, clinicians, and other partners to inform research design, implementation, and dissemination.

This collaborative work leads to studies that are more relevant, useful, and reflective of patient and community needs. The Engagement Voucher program offers funding to support activities that catalyze engaged clinical and translational research and advance the science of engagement.

Vouchers provide up to $3,000 in funding, as well as in-kind support from NC TraCS staff, to research teams proposing to engage partners:

  1. in projects that advance the science of engagement (e.g., those focused on developing or testing innovative or novel approaches that contribute to the evidence base related to the impact of engagement in research); and/or
  2. during the pre-award period to meaningfully inform the design and development of research questions and proposals.

Funds must be used to support engagement activities and to compensate partners for time spent collaborating on these activities. Funded projects will ideally lead to the pursuit and obtainment of future funding for engaged research and/or scientific products such as abstracts or manuscripts. All projects must be feasible to complete within a one-year timeframe.

In-kind staff support will be provided by NC TraCS to support project engagement activities. Applicants must propose collaboration with one or more NC TraCS engagement services, and coordinate with relevant NC TraCS staff prior to proposal submission to ensure appropriate scope (see Engagement Voucher RFA linked below for further details).

A pre-application consultation with the PaCER program is required. If you are interested in applying for a voucher, request a consultation.

Request for Applications

We are not currently accepting Requests for Applications. Check back for future application deadlines and RFAs.

Application Instructions

Applications should be submitted using the online Foundant system accessed at grantinterface.com.

After creating an account, click "Apply", then search on "Voucher" to find this funding opportunity within the online application system. A copy of the application is also available for downloading.

Questions?

For questions about applicant eligibility or the application process, submit a consultation request to PaCER.

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Clinical Informatics and Electronic Health Record Data

Learn about or request data from the Carolina Data Warehouse for Health for research purposes.

Provides resources, through consultations and also developer time, to build initial versions of applications and help researchers move from concept to product.

Research Analytics, Design, and Data Management

Biostatistical collaboration, short-term consultation, statistical methodology support, assistance with grant and manuscript preparation

Quick translation of discoveries, ideas, and inventions into marketable products. R&D and research commercialization support.

Technical assistance for dissemination & implementation (D&I) science proposals, finding collaborators, and selecting and refining approaches to dissemination and implementation of evidence-based interventions.

Methodologies and best practices for qualitative data collection and analysis; tailored qualitative research study support and mentorship.

Engagement, Recruitment, and Demographic Support in Research

Trainings and resources for research teams and community/patient partners; tailored study support for engagement; facilitated connections between research teams and partners.

Patient and Community Engagement in Research

We work to improve the health of North Carolinians by building authentic partnerships between patients, communities, researchers, and health care providers.

The Patient and Community Engagement in Research (PaCER) program seeks to promote and support engaged approaches to clinical and translational research and build capacity for researchers, patients, and communities to engage in partnerships that ensure bi-directional communication and community input from conceptualization through dissemination.

We leverage UNC-Chapel Hill's extensive experience serving North Carolina communities and multiple existing community-based research efforts to create a unique program with interdisciplinary leadership and a focus on:

  • Facilitating engagement among UNC researcher teams and community partners across the state. Such partners include patients; caregivers; community members and leaders; community-based organizations; and academic institutions
    • For researchers: Our program offers a variety of engagement services to help support all phases of health research projects, from conceptualization to dissemination. Visit our Engagement Services webpage to learn more about our service offerings.
    • For community/patient partners: Interested in engaging in research as a community or patient partner? Email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We'll reach out to let you know about chances to join in research activities, like giving feedback in groups, helping on advisory boards, or consulting with research teams, as they come up.

Additional Resources

  • TraCS helps bring community voices and research participant experiences to light through qualitative research
  • The TraCS Implementation Science service promotes novel approaches to engagement and implementation science, as well as provides technical assistance to investigators conducting dissemination and implementation science studies
  • The TraCS Assessment, Design, & Analysis for Population validiTy (ADAPT) program designs and implements research methodologies that enhance population validity and the generalizability of health solutions. They assess population and participant demographics; plan and implement multilingual methodologies; and design studies to address differential health outcomes
  • The TraCS Recruitment & Retention service provides resources to help researchers analyze protocols, accelerate start-up, and manage recruitment throughout the clinical research study lifecycle
  • TraCS supports research in primary care settings through six practice-based research networks and over 615 providers in over 140 practices across the state

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Planning or troubleshooting recruitment and retention efforts, creating/optimizing recruitment materials, MyChart recruitment.

Expert study design and methods support to address differential health outcomes. Population and participant demographic assessment.

Guidance for conducting research in healthcare and practice-based settings.

Training and Career Development

K12 program, R writing groups, mock reviews, Career Development Award (K) writing groups, mentor identification/training, responsible conduct of research.

Educational Events and Opportunities

View a monthly calendar of all TraCS-sponsored learning opportunities and other relevant trainings and events.

For a list of rates for NC TraCS services, visit tracs.unc.edu/rates.

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