Related Pages NIH Roadmap for Medical Research 1 Web site for the NIH Roadmap. Subscribe to the NIH Roadmap E-mail List 2 Add your name to the NIH Roadmap Listserv to receive up-to-date information on Roadmap funding opportunities. OPASI 3 NIH Office of Portfolio Analysis and Strategic Initiatives Annual Planning and Selection Process for NIH Roadmap 4

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.