Matching Fund Core Utilization Program

GC-CPEH pays part of the cost when eligible investigators use services from the PIPELINE Facility Core or the Translational Research Support Core (TRSC).

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Up to 50%Junior investigatorsAssistant Professor or below

Up to 25%Senior investigatorsAssociate Professor and above

28 servicesAcross 2 Facility CoresPIPELINE (15 services) and TRSC (13 services)

Eligibility

Who can apply and what is covered

Who is eligible

GC-CPEH Full Members who are currently the PI of an extramural grant
GC-CPEH Pilot Project awardees

What the fund covers

In-house services from the PIPELINE core (genomics, single-cell, proteomics, metabolomics, microbiome, imaging and model organisms) or the TRSC (population and clinical research, exposure assessment, community-engaged research, biorepositories and Mobi-COACH)
Consultations with core staff
Outside service orders placed through the cores

How It Works

Three steps from request to invoice

You

Submit a service request

Complete the online request form. Have this ready:
- Your name and institution
- Project title, brief description and anticipated outcomes
- The core you need (PIPELINE or TRSC)
- Funding source and account for the portion not covered by the fund
The Center Administrator logs your request, the Facility Core Director(s) review it, and a Core Navigator is assigned to you.
Open the request form →
Your Core Navigator

Plan the work order

Your Navigator works with you on a quote and submits the work order, confirming:
- Project start and end dates
- Scope of work
- Estimated or actual costs
- Any additional training needed
Work order form (for Navigators) →
GC-CPEH Administrative Core

Approval and billing

The Administrative Core reviews the work order for Matching Fund approval and sends a summary to you and your Navigator.

After the services are completed, the Navigator invoices you, and the approved Matching Fund support is applied.