MMPC-Live Vibrant at University of Michigan:

mmpc-vibrant@umich.edu

The MMPC-Live VIBRANT program aims to provide pilot funding, phenotyping services, training, and other resources designed to help New Investigators* from underrepresented groups**, or from research institutions that have historically served underrepresented populations***. The resources and activities developed by the MMPC-Live VIBRANT program are designed to improve the ability of these researchers to compete for independent funding. VIBRANT activities will contribute to a diverse, high quality national biomedical research force, eventually helping to reduce U.S. health disparities.

* A PD/PI who has not previously competed successfully as a PD/PI for a substantial independent research award is considered a New Investigator. For example, a PD/PI who has previously received a competing NIH R01 research grant is no longer considered a New Investigator. However, a PD/PI who has received a Small Grant (R03) or an Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award (R21) retains his or her status as a New Investigator. The list of NIH grants that a PD/PI can hold and still be considered a New Investigator can be found here.

** A recent NIH notice recognizes a broad set of individuals as Underrepresented Populations in the U.S. Biomedical, Clinical, Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Enterprise. These include scientists (a) from certain racial and ethnic groups, (b) with disabilities, or (c) from disadvantaged backgrounds. Women from these groups were noticed as especially underrepresented (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-20-031.html)

***Minority Serving Institutions as defined by the U.S. Department of Education (https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/edlite-minorityinst-list-tab.html).

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