About

The North Carolina Office of State Budget & Management (OSBM) develops, launches, and enhances partnerships between state government and North Carolina's research and philanthropic sectors. This includes elevating the State's internal capacity to use and generate evidence in its policy and programmatic functions.

Tthe NC Project Portal facilitates this work by sharing state agency research needs and empowering people with a way to express interest in partnering to work on those needs.

If you're interested in working on a project, please connect. State agencies seeks partners from a wide range of disciplines. Project summaries include information about what types of expertise are likely needed, but if you have a different idea for how to contribute, just let us know.

After OSBM collects expressions of interest, the potential partners work together to assess the best approach the project and partnership fit. OSBM prioritizes partnerships that are scalable, sustainable, and develop public, open-source resources.

To learn more about how OSBM supports operational excellence across the state, see OSBM's Operational Excellence portfolio.