Request for Information (RFI) on the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Strategic Directions for Research

Notice Number:

NOT-AG-15-001

Key Dates

Release Date: October 28, 2014
Response Date: December 15, 2014   

Related Announcements

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Issued by

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Purpose

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) is updating its Strategic Directions (refer to http://www.nia.nih.gov/about/strategic-directions) to help guide the research it supports over the next five years. Public input on the topics to be included in the plan and suggestions regarding how to enhance the NIA research portfolio are critical initial steps in this effort.  NIA leadership and staff will review and consider the comments as the Institute updates its Strategic Directions.

Information Requested

Through this Request for Information (RFI), NIA invites feedback from researchers in academia and industry, health care professionals, patient advocates and health advocacy organizations, scientific or professional organizations, federal agencies, and other interested members of the public.  Organizations are strongly encouraged to submit a single response that reflects the views of their organization and membership as a whole.

Please provide your perspective on the following issues as they relate to the Strategic Directions http://www.nia.nih.gov/about/strategic-directions:

• Research needs and opportunities that should be modified because of progress over the past five years.

• Emerging research needs and future opportunities that should be added to the plan.

NIA also welcomes your general comments, including those regarding the extent to which this plan will guide, and encourage participation in aging research.

When commenting on a research need or opportunity, your comments can contain but are not limited to information pertaining to the following:

• Description of the opportunity: Addressing a new opportunity for research not covered in this draft plan.

• Rationale: The scientific evidence or clinical basis for the proposed change or addition and the anticipated impacts that accomplishments or advances related to this issue would have on the scientific community and human health.

How to Respond

Responses to this RFI must be submitted via email to the NIA Office of Planning, Analysis, and Evaluation email address at: [email protected].  Responses will be accepted until December 15, 2014.

Responses to this RFI are voluntary.  The information provided will be analyzed and may appear in reports. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The NIA may use the information gathered to develop grant, contract, or other funding priorities and initiatives.

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 general, the NIH, or NIA specifically.   The NIA does not intend to make any awards based on responses to this RFI or pay for the preparation of any information submitted or for the Government’s use of such information.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Office of Planning, Analysis, and Evaluation (OPAE)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Telephone: 301-496-3121
Email: [email protected]