Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) Strategic Plan
ORIP Strategic Plan 2016-2020(1.73 MB)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) established the Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) in December 2011 when the appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2012 was passed by Congress and signed into law. ORIP provides research infrastructure and related research programs. ORIP is located in the NIH Office of the Director’s (OD) Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI), which identifies and enhances trans-NIH research in critical areas of emerging scientific opportunities and reports on knowledge gaps that merit further research through its scientific offices. The trans-NIH nature of ORIP activities demands close collaborations between ORIP divisions (DCM, DCI), DPCPSI offices, and the entire NIH to optimize support of all disease areas and across the basic, translational, and clinical research continuum.
ORIP’s 2016–2020 Strategic Plan provides the tools needed to forge successful partnerships with NIH ICs, funding agencies, and the scientific community to support the goals of the NIH mission. This 5-year plan presents three thematic areas that were identified during an 18-month planning process. NIH grantees, NIH leadership and colleagues, NIH Council of Councils members, and the general public provided valuable input. The strategic themes define the overall vision, while the outlined strategic goals are ORIP’s focus areas. The objective of ORIP’s Strategic Plan is not only to build on its significant past investment and existing activities, but also to add new ideas and perspectives to emerging research. Many of the outlined areas build on current programs that have benefited from ORIP’s past support. Other areas involve judicious expansion of existing programs and new directions identified as targets for future growth.
The ORIP Strategic Plan research infrastructure high priority thematic areas are:
- Developing models of human diseases.
- Accelerating research discoveries by providing accessto state-of-the-art instrumentation.
- Training and diversifying the biomedical workforce.
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