[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3476-3477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02027]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Request for Information for a Review of the NIH HIV/AIDS Research
Priorities and Guidelines for Determining AIDS Funding Document
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), Office of the Director (OD), National
Institutes of Health (NIH) invites feedback from interested
stakeholders on a review of the NIH HIV/AIDS Research Priorities and
Guidelines for Determining AIDS Funding (NOT-OD-15-137) now entering
year four of implementation. The original Notice was released on August
12, 2015 to inform the scientific community of the overarching HIV/AIDS
research priorities and the guidelines used by NIH to determine HIV/
AIDS funding beginning in fiscal year 2016 for the next three to five
years.
DATES: After the public comment period has closed, all feedback
received will be reviewed by the OAR and will be considered in the
development of the next iteration of the NIH Research Priorities and
Funding Guidance Document that will apply for the period of FY 2021
through FY 2025.
ADDRESSES: Submissions may be electronically entered at (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/rfi/rfi.cfm?ID=85).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about this request for
information should be directed to Dr. Stacy Carrington-Lawrence, Office
of AIDS Research, National Institutes of Health, Telephone: 301-496-
3677, 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=85).
As legislatively mandated, OAR plans and coordinates research
through the development of an annual NIH Strategic Plan for HIV and
HIV-Related Research that articulates the overarching HIV research
priorities and serves as the framework for developing the overall NIH
HIV research budget. OAR oversees and coordinates the conduct and
support of all HIV research activities
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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 years 2019-2020 NIH Strategic Plan for HIV-Related Research
was recently distributed and is available on the OAR website: (FY2019-
2020 NIH Strategic Plan for HIV and HIV-Related Research).
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.
(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 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: February 4, 2019.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2019-02027 Filed 2-11-19; 8:45 am]
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