What Does NC SPEED Do?

The North Carolina Statewide Push for Excellence Engagement and Delivery facilitates dialogue and research partnerships between University of North Carolina researchers and North Carolina community members.  NC SPEED provides services to both researchers and communities. 

Researchers

Our services help researchers link with communities, understand community issues, interact with local systems such as Institutional Review Boards, and manage and use local data.  For specific research proposals or projects, we can assist with formulating study aims and designs, conducting data collection and analysis, and writing up findings from collaborative research and evaluation projects.  

Communities

Our services help communities identify and implement evidence-based approaches to address pressing local health and health care needs. We can assist with locating funding sources, consult on developing grant proposals, and link local providers and organizations to UNC investigators who want to conduct applied research on topics of mutual interest.