[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 119 (Thursday, June 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33324-33325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13239]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Notice To Announce Request for Information (RFI) Inviting Input 
on NIAAA's 2022-2026 Strategic Plan Outline

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) 
is currently developing an updated strategic plan to highlight 
priorities and guide activities for advancing the Institute's mission 
over the next five years. Through this Request for Information, NIAAA 
seeks comments on the draft outline for its FY 2022-2026 Strategic Plan 
from diverse stakeholders, including scientific experts, health care 
providers, patients and family members, advocacy groups, other federal 
agencies, and non-governmental scientific, professional, and healthcare 
organizations.

DATES: Comments must be received by July 30, 2021, to ensure 
consideration. Responses will be reviewed by NIAAA staff and considered 
during the development of the 2022-2026 Strategic Plan.

ADDRESSES: To view and comment on the strategic plan outline, please 
visit our online response form: RFI online response form.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel I. Anderson, Strategic Plan 
Coordinator, Office of Science Policy and Communications, National 
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH, 6700B Rockledge Drive, 
Bethesda, MD 20817. Telephone: 301-827-4681. Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the 21st Century Cures 
Act, NIH institutes are required to regularly update their strategic 
plans. The mission of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and 
Alcoholism (NIAAA) is to generate and disseminate fundamental knowledge 
about the effects of alcohol on health and well-being, and apply that 
knowledge to improve diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of alcohol-
related problems,

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including alcohol use disorder, across the lifespan. NIAAA is the 
world's largest funder of alcohol research.

    Dated: June 16, 2021.
Vicki E. Buckley,
Associate Director of Administration, National Institute on Alcohol 
Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health.
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