Advisory Council

Purpose

To serve as NIAID's main advisory body for four key functions: performing second-level peer review, advising on policy, reviewing programs, and developing and clearing concepts for program announcements, request for applications, and request for proposals.

Procedure

As required by law, all NIH institutes have an advisory Council or Board. The National Advisory Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council is NIAID's advisory Council. It meets three times a year for a one-day meeting.

Investigators and Staff

• Go to the Advisory Council Portal on the Research Funding Web site for Council meeting dates, Biographical Sketches of NIAID Council Members, Concepts: Potential Opportunities, Operating Procedures, Council Meeting Minutes, and other information.
• To find out more about Council activities, go to What Council does.
• For more on second-level review, see the All About Grants pages starting with Part 9. Second-Level Review.
• For internal Council-related functions, see the SOPs listed under Links.

Program and Grants Staff

• Go to the latest Council Guidance and Council Timetable for guidance on preparing materials for the next Council meeting. For help, see the Special Issues Requiring Council Review SOP.
• Use NIAID's Planning and Reporting System (NPARS) and Council Action and Approval Program (CAAP) to find application information, including Council member recommendations for en bloc approval of grants that are within the payline and have no special concerns.

Contacts

Applicants with questions should Contact Staff for Help.

Contact for NIAID Staff

Contact for NIAID Staff

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Links

Advisory Council questions and answers

CAAP and NPARS SOP

Concept Development SOP

Expedited Council Review and Award SOP

Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1992 (P.L. 92-463)

Query View Report System (requires IMPAC user ID and password)