The Kansas Center for Implementation Science (KCIS) COBRE aims to advance the field of implementation science by creating approaches to identifying unmet health care needs, diagnosing causes and testing solutions to improve patient care.
Funding Opportunity
2026 Edward Ellerbeck Implementation Science Pilot Project Program
The Kansas Center for Implementation Science (KCIS), a NIH supported Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE), is accepting pilot project applications for up to $50,000 in direct costs. Projects must be in the area of implementation science and address a pressing clinical or population health problem.
Eligible investigators must hold a faculty level appointment at the University of Kansas Medical Center, the University of Kansas, or Kansas State University.
2-page Letter of Intent Submission Deadline: March 2, 2026, 5:00 P.M.
Oral Presentation by select applicants to KCIS Leadership Committee: Week of March 30, 2026
Full Application Submission Deadline for select applicants: May 26, 2026, 5:00 P.M.
"About 40% of patients do not receive care consistent with current evidence-based practice. What’s more, the gap between research and clinical practice tends to be even more pronounced in disadvantaged communities."- Christie Befort, Ph.D., professor of population health
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