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NIH Roadmap Transition to OPASI
In 2005, NIH established the Office of Portfolio Analysis and Strategic Initiatives (OPASI) to coordinate the planning of strategic scientific initiatives with assessment and management of the overall NIH research portfolio. OPASI is expected to enhance the way that NIH identifies and funds cutting-edge research, providing a framework to support transparent and adaptive priority-setting process for identifying areas of scientific and health improvement opportunities, and to support regular trans-NIH scientific planning and initiatives.
NIH Common Fund for Shared Needs
Building on the NIH Roadmap concept, NIH established the "common fund" to support new initiatives over time. Created to serve as an intellectual space with a focus on trans-NIH initiatives, the Strategic Initiatives component of OPASI will support emerging areas of science, provide resources to pilot new ideas, and incubate these ideas into areas of research and study that can survive on their own.
Visit http://opasi.nih.gov for more information on the OPASI and Common Fund.
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