NIH Invites Comments on Framework for Five-Year Strategic Plan

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) released a request for information (RFI) that invites comments and suggestions from the public to help in the development of its new five-year strategic plan. In response to a request from Congress, the new NIH-wide strategic plan is intended to advance NIH’s mission of supporting biomedical research in pursuit of fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to extend healthy life and reduce illness and disability. NIH is interested in receiving responses related to, but not limited to: promoting fundamental science research; improving health promotion and disease prevention; and, advancing treatments and cures. NIH also requests responses that help set future NIH priority areas and strategies for enhancing NIH’s stewardship of the biomedical research enterprise including research workforce development and public-private partnerships. The NIH-wide strategic plan is due to Congress in late December 2015. All responses (no longer than 300 words) must be submitted electronically to NIH by August 16, 2015. Read the RFI…