The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) has awarded a $2.7 million grant to fund a new exploratory center, entitled “Center for Improving Palliative Care for Vulnerable Adults with MCC (CIPC),” at Columbia University School of Nursing. The award by the NINR, part of the National Institutes of Health, will finance five innovative CIPC pilot projects researching the palliative needs of vulnerable adult populations living with multiple chronic conditions (MCC).