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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Deafness and
Other Communication Disorders Draft
2017–2021 Strategic Plan
National Institutes of Health.
Request for comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Institute on
Deafness and Other Communication
Disorders (NIDCD), National Institutes
of Health (NIH) is requesting public
comment on the draft 2017–2021 NIDCD
Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan serves
as a guide to the NIDCD in prioritizing
its research investment, illustrates the
current state-of-the-science, and
highlights recent advances in the
communication sciences. The draft Plan
presents a series of goals and objectives
that represent the most promising
research needs within the NIDCD’s
mission areas.
DATES: Comments will be accepted
through September 30, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The draft Plan is available
for download at: https://
www.nidcd.nih.gov/about/strategicplan/2017-2021/public-comment.
Comments must be submitted
electronically via the web-based form at:
https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/about/
strategic-plan/2017-2021/publiccomment. The web-based form accepts
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Specific questions regarding the NIDCD
draft Strategic Plan should be directed
to: NIDCDStrategicPlan@mail.nih.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
NIDCD mission is to conduct and
support biomedical research, behavioral
research, and research training in the
normal and disordered processes of
hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice,
speech, and language. The institute also
conducts and supports research and
research training related to disease
prevention and health promotion;
addresses special biomedical and
behavioral problems associated with
people who have communication
impairments or disorders; and supports
efforts to create devices that substitute
for lost and impaired sensory and
communication function. To
accomplish these goals, the NIDCD
manages a broad portfolio of both basic
and clinical research. The portfolio is
organized into three program areas:
Hearing and balance; taste and smell;
and voice, speech, and language. The
three program areas seek to answer
fundamental scientific questions about
normal function and disorders and to
identify patient-oriented scientific
discoveries for preventing, screening,
diagnosing, and treating disorders of
human communication.
The draft 2017–2021 NIDCD Strategic
Plan has been developed over the past
12 months by NIDCD staff in
consultation with scientific experts and
the National Deafness and Other
Communication Disorders Advisory
Council. (Details of the development
process are included in Appendix B of
the draft Plan.) The goals listed in the
draft Plan are an assessment of research
areas that present the greatest scientific
opportunities and public health needs
over the next five years for the three
program areas: Hearing and balance;
taste and smell; and voice, speech and
language.
The NIDCD has identified four
Priority Areas that have the potential to
increase our understanding of the
normal and disordered processes of
hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice,
speech, and language and to further our
knowledge in human communication
sciences. They are:
• Priority Area 1—Understanding
Normal Function: Deepen our
understanding of the mechanisms
underlying normal function of the
systems of human communication. By
defining what is normal in both animal
models and humans, we can better
understand mechanisms of disease.
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• Priority Area 2—Understanding
Diseases and Disorders: Increase our
knowledge of the mechanisms of
diseases, disorders, and dysfunctions
that impair human communication and
health. Understanding mechanisms that
underlie diseases and disorders is an
important step in developing better
prevention and treatment strategies.
• Priority Area 3—Improving
Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention:
Develop, test, and improve diagnosis,
treatment, and prevention of diseases,
disorders, and dysfunctions of human
communication and health. Diagnosis
considers normal function and provides
targets for prevention and treatment.
Improvements in prevention and
treatment lead to better outcomes with
fewer side effects.
• Priority Area 4—Improving
Outcomes for Human Communication:
Accelerate the translation of research
discoveries into practice; increase
access to health care; and enhance the
delivery, quality, and effectiveness of
care to improve personal and public
health. Scientifically-validated
prevention and treatment models will
lead to better personal and public health
only if they are translated effectively
into routine practice.
The goals presented in the Plan are a
guide for:
• Scientists: To better understand the
directions that NIDCD research may take
in the future;
• The NIDCD: To assist in developing
funding opportunity announcements
and to identify projects for high program
priority nomination; and
• The Public: To understand the state
of communication sciences and to
discover the scientific breakthroughs
that are possible with sustained
investments in biomedical research.
Responses to this request for
comments are voluntary. Any personal
identifiers (e.g., names, addresses, email
addresses, etc.) will be removed when
responses are compiled. Only the deidentified comments will be made
publicly available. Proprietary,
classified, confidential, or sensitive
information should not be included in
your response. The Government
reserves the right to use any nonproprietary technical information in any
resultant solicitation(s).
This request for comment is for
information and planning purposes only
and should not be construed as a
solicitation or as an obligation on the
part of the Federal Government, or the
NIH. The NIH does not intend to award
a grant or contract to pay for the
preparation of any information
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response to this request for information
or the NIH’s use of such information as
part of the NIDCD Strategic Plan.
The NIDCD anticipates that the
finalized plan will be published on the
NIDCD Web site in January 2017.
Dated: August 24, 2016.
James F. Battey, Jr.,
Director, NIDCD, National Institutes of
Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Draft 2017-2021 Strategic Plan
AGENCY: National Institutes of Health.
ACTION: Request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication
Disorders (NIDCD), National Institutes of Health (NIH) is requesting
public comment on the draft 2017-2021 NIDCD Strategic Plan. The
Strategic Plan serves as a guide to the NIDCD in prioritizing its
research investment, illustrates the current state-of-the-science, and
highlights recent advances in the communication sciences. The draft
Plan presents a series of goals and objectives that represent the most
promising research needs within the NIDCD's mission areas.
DATES: Comments will be accepted through September 30, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The draft Plan is available for download at: https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/about/strategic-plan/2017-2021/public-comment.
Comments must be submitted electronically via the web-based form at:
https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/about/strategic-plan/2017-2021/public-comment. The web-based form accepts text but cannot accept attachments.
You will receive an electronic confirmation acknowledging receipt of
your response, but will not receive individualized feedback from NIDCD
on any comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Specific questions regarding the NIDCD
draft Strategic Plan should be directed to:
NIDCDStrategicPlan@mail.nih.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NIDCD mission is to conduct and support
biomedical research, behavioral research, and research training in the
normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, taste, smell,
voice, speech, and language. The institute also conducts and supports
research and research training related to disease prevention and health
promotion; addresses special biomedical and behavioral problems
associated with people who have communication impairments or disorders;
and supports efforts to create devices that substitute for lost and
impaired sensory and communication function. To accomplish these goals,
the NIDCD manages a broad portfolio of both basic and clinical
research. The portfolio is organized into three program areas: Hearing
and balance; taste and smell; and voice, speech, and language. The
three program areas seek to answer fundamental scientific questions
about normal function and disorders and to identify patient-oriented
scientific discoveries for preventing, screening, diagnosing, and
treating disorders of human communication.
The draft 2017-2021 NIDCD Strategic Plan has been developed over
the past 12 months by NIDCD staff in consultation with scientific
experts and the National Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Advisory Council. (Details of the development process are included in
Appendix B of the draft Plan.) The goals listed in the draft Plan are
an assessment of research areas that present the greatest scientific
opportunities and public health needs over the next five years for the
three program areas: Hearing and balance; taste and smell; and voice,
speech and language.
The NIDCD has identified four Priority Areas that have the
potential to increase our understanding of the normal and disordered
processes of hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and
language and to further our knowledge in human communication sciences.
They are:
Priority Area 1--Understanding Normal Function: Deepen our
understanding of the mechanisms underlying normal function of the
systems of human communication. By defining what is normal in both
animal models and humans, we can better understand mechanisms of
disease.
Priority Area 2--Understanding Diseases and Disorders:
Increase our knowledge of the mechanisms of diseases, disorders, and
dysfunctions that impair human communication and health. Understanding
mechanisms that underlie diseases and disorders is an important step in
developing better prevention and treatment strategies.
Priority Area 3--Improving Diagnosis, Treatment, and
Prevention: Develop, test, and improve diagnosis, treatment, and
prevention of diseases, disorders, and dysfunctions of human
communication and health. Diagnosis considers normal function and
provides targets for prevention and treatment. Improvements in
prevention and treatment lead to better outcomes with fewer side
effects.
Priority Area 4--Improving Outcomes for Human
Communication: Accelerate the translation of research discoveries into
practice; increase access to health care; and enhance the delivery,
quality, and effectiveness of care to improve personal and public
health. Scientifically-validated prevention and treatment models will
lead to better personal and public health only if they are translated
effectively into routine practice.
The goals presented in the Plan are a guide for:
Scientists: To better understand the directions that NIDCD
research may take in the future;
The NIDCD: To assist in developing funding opportunity
announcements and to identify projects for high program priority
nomination; and
The Public: To understand the state of communication
sciences and to discover the scientific breakthroughs that are possible
with sustained investments in biomedical research.
Responses to this request for comments are voluntary. Any personal
identifiers (e.g., names, addresses, email addresses, etc.) will be
removed when responses are compiled. Only the de-identified comments
will be made publicly available. Proprietary, classified, confidential,
or sensitive information should not be included in your response. The
Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical
information in any resultant solicitation(s).
This request for comment is for information and planning purposes
only and should not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation
on the part of the Federal Government, or the NIH. The NIH does not
intend to award a grant or contract to pay for the preparation of any
information submitted or for the NIH's use of such information. No
basis for claims against
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the NIH shall arise as a result of a response to this request for
information or the NIH's use of such information as part of the NIDCD
Strategic Plan.
The NIDCD anticipates that the finalized plan will be published on
the NIDCD Web site in January 2017.
Dated: August 24, 2016.
James F. Battey, Jr.,
Director, NIDCD, National Institutes of Health.
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