[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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