Welcome to the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI)

NIH Roadmap for Medical Research

The NIH Roadmap for Medical Research was launched in September, 2004 to address roadblocks to research and to transform the way biomedical research is conducted by overcoming specific hurdles or filling defined knowledge gaps. Roadmap programs span all areas of health and disease research and boundaries of NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs). These are programs that might not otherwise be supported by the NIH ICs because of their scope or because they are inherently risky.

Evaluation

The mission of Evaluation is to improve NIH program efficiency, effectiveness, and goal attainment. This is achieved by evaluating NIH-wide programs, key initiatives, and strategic objectives; by tracking outcomes and recommendations; and by maximizing the effective use of the NIH Evaluation Set-Aside Program.

Performance Assessment

Performance Assessments coordinates program performance activities across all of NIH. These activities include monitoring an assessment of program performance through several federally-mandated reporting mechanisms.

Trans-NIH Collaborations

Today, more than ever, the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Institutes, Centers, and Offices are working together in new ways, and leveraging their unique strengths and resources. These collaborations can be formal or informal, and may involve sharing financial resources, materials, or specimens. Often, it is sharing actual scientific expertise. By maximizing resources, these trans-NIH initiatives serve to advance medical research in all disease areas and across the basic, translational and clinical research continuum.