[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 98 (Monday, May 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23471-23472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10784]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Request for Information for the Development of the Fiscal Year
2021-2023 Trans-NIH Strategic Plan for HIV and HIV-Related Research
AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Through this Request for Information (RFI), the Office of AIDS
Research (OAR) in the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and
Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI), National Institutes of Health (NIH),
invites feedback from investigators in academia, industry, health care
professionals, patient advocates and health advocacy organizations,
scientific or professional organizations, federal agencies, community,
and other interested constituents on the development of the fiscal year
(FY) 2021-2023 Trans-NIH Strategic Plan for HIV and HIV-Related
Research (the Plan). The Plan is designed to identify and articulate
future directions to maximize the NIH's investments in HIV research.
DATES: The OAR's Request for Information is open for public comment for
a period of 30 days. Comments must be received by June 20, 2018 to
ensure consideration. After the public comment period has closed, the
comments received by OAR will be considered in a timely manner for the
development of the FY 2021-2023 Trans-NIH Strategic Plan for HIV and
HIV-related Research.
ADDRESSES: Submissions may be electronically entered at https://grants.nih.gov/grants/rfi/rfi.cfm?ID=76.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about this request for
information should be directed to the Office of AIDS Research, National
Institutes of Health, email: [email protected], 5601 Fishers Lane
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To respond this RFI, go to the following web
address: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/rfi/rfi.cfm?ID=76.
As legislatively mandated, OAR plans and coordinates research
through the development of an annual Trans-NIH Strategic Plan for HIV
and HIV-Related Research that articulates the overarching HIV research
priorities and serves as the framework for developing the trans-NIH HIV
research budget. OAR oversees and coordinates the conduct and support
of all HIV research activities across the NIH Institutes and Centers
(ICs). The NIH-sponsored HIV research programs include both extramural
and intramural research, buildings and facilities, research training,
program evaluation, and supports a comprehensive portfolio of research
representing a broad range of basic, clinical, behavioral, social
sciences, and translational research on HIV and its associated
coinfections and comorbidities.
The Plan provides information about the NIH's HIV research
priorities to the scientific community, Congress, community
stakeholders, HIV-affected communities, and the broad public at large.
The fiscal year 2018 Trans-NIH Plan for HIV-Related Research was
recently distributed on the OAR website: (https://www.oar.nih.gov/strategic_plan/plan_18.asp).
The current overarching priorities for HIV/AIDS research are
defined in the NIH Director's Statement of August 12, 2015, and Guide
Notice NOT-OD-15-137 (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-15-137.html).
High Priority topics of research for support include:
(1) Reducing the incidence of HIV/AIDS;
(2) Developing the next generation of HIV therapies;
(3) Identifying strategies towards a cure;
(4) Improving the prevention and treatment of HIV-associated
comorbidities, coinfections, and complications; and
(5) Cross-cutting areas that includes basic research, behavioral
and social sciences research, health disparities, trainings, capacity-
building, and infrastructure.
This RFI is for planning purposes only and should not be construed
as a solicitation for applications or proposals, or as an obligation in
any way on the part of the United States Federal Government. The
Federal
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Government will not pay for the preparation of any information
submitted or for the government's use. Additionally, the government
cannot guarantee the confidentiality of the information provided.
Dated: May 14, 2018.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
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