PPP Program Focus Areas
The PPP Program provides a number of resources and services to potential partners. For more information or details please contact the PPP Office.
- PPP Policies: protecting the interest of the public health and the NIH
- PPP Resource Development: resources, information, advice, communications
- Facilitating Relationships: for PPP development
- Practical Assistance: implementation, coordination, policy and document drafting and review
PPP Policies
Existing
- PPPs vs technology transfer
- Application of extant authorities
- Practical, ethical, and public perception aspects of interaction with outside parties
- Delegation of Federal Authority not permitted (for instance)
New
- Manual of Issuance Chapters
- PPPs (Manual Chapter 1167)
- MOUs (Manual Chapter 1168 – pending)
- Outside Support for Extramural Funding Initiatives (in clearance)
- Policy regarding use of the NIH name (in development)
PPP Resource Development
Resources
- Information
- Printed and web-based: http://www.ppp.od.nih
- Brochure
- Listserv
- Advice and Guidance
- By phone
- In person
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Communication
- Newsletter: PPP ADVISOR – New for fall 2008! Please contact our PPP office to be added to our mailing list
- Archived PPP Newsletters (Past PPP Newsletters)
- Seminars planned
- IC meetings and presentations
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PPP Coordinating Committee
- Trans-NIH group representing all ICs and a number of OD offices and programs
- Meets monthly for information exchange and outside speakers (eg. NASA, SRC, IBM, DOE, FNIH, PhRMA)
- Newsletter: PPP ADVISOR – New for fall 2008! Please contact our PPP office to be added to our mailing list
Facilitating Relationships
Connect NIH With Outside Potential Partners
- Assist IC staff seeking partners for topics or projects deriving from NIH programs and priorities.
- Identify suitable IC contacts for potential outside partners.
- Identify IC contacts for outside partners with NIH.
Practical Assistance
Implementation Assistance
- Meetings
- Workshops
- Drafting and reviewing agreements and policies
Coordination
- Interface with OGC, Ethics, OTT, FDA and other Federal agencies, etc.
- For example: The role of the PPP Program in The Biomarkers Consortium partnership includes:
- Staff IC Directors serving on the BC Executive Committee
- Support NIH co-chairs of Steering Committees
- Operational and policy coordination with FNIH (managing partner), other Federal partners (FDA and CMS), and others
This page last updated: August 15, 2008