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The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council advises the Secretary of DHHS, Assistant Secretary for Health, Director of National Institutes of Health, and Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute on matters related to heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood diseases, blood product use, blood resource management, and sleep disorders. The Council also reviews and recommends funding for research and training grant applications, makes recommendations to the NHLBI Director, and meets four times annually. Minutes from recent meetings are available.
Advisory Committees
National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Coordinating Committee
National Commission on Lymphatic Diseases
Peer Review Committees
NHLBI Standing Study Sections
Heart, Lung, and Blood Program Project Review Committee (HLBP) Roster - This committee, also known as the Program Project Parent Committee, performs the second level review of Program Project Grants sent to NHLBI under the P01 mechanism.
Clinical Trials Review Committee (CLTR) Roster - This committee performs the review of UG3 and U24 grant applications containing NIH-defined clinical trials.
NHLBI Single-Site and Pilot Clinical Trials Study Section (SSPT) Roster - This committee performs the review of single-site investigator-initiated clinical trials and clinical trial pilot studies using the R61/R33 and R34 mechanisms.
NHLBI Institutional Training Mechanism Review Committee (NITM) Roster - This committee performs the review of training grants using the T32 mechanism.
NHLBI Mentored Clinical and Basic Science Review Committee (MCBS) Roster - This committee performs the review of training grants using the K01 and K08 mechanisms.
NHLBI Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Review Committee (MPOR) Roster - This committee performs the review of training grants using the K23, K24, and K25 mechanisms.
NHLBI Mentored Transition to Independence Review Committee (MTI) Roster - This committee performs the review of training grants using the K99/R00 and K22 mechanisms.
Special Emphasis Panels