[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 125 (Friday, June 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54012-54013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14251]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Request for Information (RFI): National Institute for Mental 
Health Strategic Plan Evaluation.

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National 
Institutes of Health (NIH) is soliciting feedback on its current 
Strategic Plan for Research to inform the development of future 
strategic plans.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before (11:59:59 p.m. ET) on 
July 24, 2024 to ensure consideration.

ADDRESSES: Responses to this RFI must be submitted electronically using 
the web-based form at: https://rfi.grants.nih.gov/?s=662fcf74748dc0f159063c02.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eliza Jacobs-Brichford, Ph.D., Science 
Policy and Evaluation Branch, Office of Science Policy, Planning, and 
Communications (OSPPC), National Institute of Mental Health, 6001 
Executive Boulevard, MSC 9663, Telephone: 1-866-615-6464 (toll-free), 
1-301-443-8431 (TTY), 1-866-415-8051 (TTY toll-free), Fax: 1-301-443-
4279, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Background

    NIMH is the lead Federal agency for research on mental illnesses. 
NIMH's mission is to transform the understanding and treatment of 
mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way 
for prevention, recovery, and cure. NIMH is guided by its Strategic 
Plan for Research, which outlines the institute's priorities, spanning 
fundamental science to public health impact. This notice is in 
accordance with the 21st Century Cures Act; NIH Institutes are required 
to regularly update their strategic plans.

Information Requested

    NIMH is seeking feedback on its current Strategic Plan for Research 
(https://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/strategic-planning-reports) to improve 
the potential usability, effectiveness, and impact of future strategic 
plans. In particular, NIMH is interested in learning:

 Who is using the Strategic Plan
 How people are using the Strategic Plan
 What elements (e.g., content, format, organization) in the 
Strategic Plan are useful, and which are not
 What is missing from the Strategic Plan

Submitting a Response

    Responses are welcome from all interested parties, including but 
not limited to academic and research institutions; professional 
associations, organizations, and societies; advocacy organizations; and 
members of the public. We appreciate your input and invite you to share 
this RFI opportunity with your colleagues and others in your community. 
This RFI is for information and planning purposes only and should not 
be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the 
Federal Government in general, the NIH, or NIMH specifically. Responses 
to this RFI are voluntary. Respondents are advised that the Government 
is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information shared 
or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information 
submitted.
    Submitted information will not be considered confidential. No 
proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should 
be included in your response.

Shelli Avenevoli,
Acting Director, National Institute of Mental Health, National 
Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2024-14251 Filed 6-27-24; 8:45 am]
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