NATIONAL CENTER ON SLEEP DISORDERS RESEARCH NIH GUIDE, Volume 23, Number 42, December 2, 1994 P.T. 34 Keywords: Sleep Disorders National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute The purpose of this notice is to inform the scientific community and public of the establishment and goals of the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research. Sleep disorders and disturbances of sleep constitute a major public health problem. The National Commission on Sleep Disorders Research estimated that as many as 40 million Americans may suffer from chronic or intermittent disorders of sleep and sleep deprivation. The consequences of which include reduced productivity, lowered cognitive performance, excessive daytime sleepiness, increased likelihood of accidents, higher risk of morbidity and mortality, and decreased quality of life. As part of the 1993 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Revitalization Act (Public Law 103-43), the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) was authorized to establish the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research (NCSDR). The mission of the NCSDR is to support research, scientist training, the dissemination of health information, and other activities with respect to sleep disorders and sleep related research. It is also responsible for coordination of activities in sleep research with all NIH components, other Federal agencies, public entities, and nonprofit organizations. The Center will serve four key functions: coordination, support of crosscutting basic and clinical research, training of scientists, technology transfer to health professionals, policymakers, patients, and the public. To accomplish these goals, the Center has an Advisory Board to advise, assist, consult and make recommendations to the Director, NHLBI, and Director, NIH, on scientific activities, research directions, priorities, and policy matters to be carried out by and through the Center. The Advisory Board consists of 12 appropriately qualified representatives and 10 ex officio members. The NCSDR serves as a focal point for the Federal Government's efforts on sleep and sleep disorders research, but will not become the single funding organization for all sleep research, or supplant ongoing sleep research programs at the NIH. Rather, it will work closely with other Institutes and Government Agencies to facilitate, support and foster a wide range of activities in sleep and sleep disorders. NIH referral guidelines will be used to assign grant applications to the most appropriate NIH Institute based on the scientific focus of the application. Through this coordinated effort, the NCSDR hopes to improve communication among scientists, policymakers, and health care professionals, accelerate the speed of scientific discovery and disseminate findings to health professionals, patients, and the public. INQUIRIES Written and telephone inquiries are encouraged and may be directed to: National Center on Sleep Disorders Research National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute 31 Center Drive, Room 4A11 MSC 2490 Bethesda, MD 20892-2490 Telephone: (301) 496-7443 FAX: (301) 402-8307 AUTHORITY AND REGULATIONS This project is described in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 93.837. Awards are made under authorization of the Public Health Service Act, Title IV, Part A (Public Law 78-410, as amended by Public Law 99-158, 42 USC 241 and 285) and administered under PHS grants policies and Federal Regulations 42 CFR 52 and 45 CFR 74. This program is not subject to the intergovernmental review requirements of Executive Order 12372 or Health Systems Agency review. .
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