Table of Contents

Strategic Plan Fiscal Years 2025-2029

Director's Message

Strategic Plan Framework

Introduction

• Bold Aspirations
• Organizational Structure
• Approach to Priority Setting

Strategic Goals and Priorities

• Research Priorities
  • Priority 1: Studying Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Health and Disease in Humans and Understanding the Resulting Phenotypes and Endotypes
  • Priority 2: Developing Regenerative Medicine Approaches to Facilitate Repair or Restoration of Tissue
  • Priority 3: Using Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), and Computational Biology to Advance Knowledge and Treatments
  • Priority 4: Understanding Behaviors and Environmental Exposures That Promote Health or Cause Disease
  • Priority 5: Translating Findings Into Interventions Through Clinical and Epidemiologic Studies
  • Priority 6: Conducting Research to Address Health Disparities
• Capacity-Building Priorities
  • Priority 7: Developing Enabling Research Infrastructure Including Technologies and Model Systems
  • Priority 8: Supporting Interdisciplinary Research, Team Science, and Partnerships
  • Priority 9: Promoting Training and a Robust Workforce
• Operational Priority
  • Priority 10: Information Dissemination and Engagement Activities

Appendices

• Appendix 1 - Examples of FYs 2020–2024 Accomplishments
• Appendix 2 - Strategic Planning Process and Timeline
• Appendix 3 - Strategic Plan Implementation Strategy
• Appendix 4 - Request for Information (RFIs) Published in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
• Appendix 5 - List of Acronyms and Abbreviations