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NINDS conducts strategic planning to guide and coordinate research, both across the Institute and on specific topics related to our mission. Planning activities use a variety of approaches to identify research priorities through engagement with a broad range of partners including the research community, people with lived experience of neurological disorders, nongovernmental organizations, and other governmental agencies.
NINDS Strategic Plan
NINDS-wide strategic planning guides activities supported and conducted across the Institute, including neuroscience research, training, workforce diversity, communications, and workforce culture.
Read more about the Interim 2025-2026 NINDS Strategic Plan
Other NINDS Plans
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Strategic Priorities
- NINDS Strategic Plan and Recommendations for Advancing Health Equity in Neurological Disorders
- Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias Summits
- NINDS/NICHD Strategic Plan for Cerebral Palsy Research
- Stroke Research Planning
- Parkinson’s Disease Research Planning
- Benchmarks for Epilepsy Research
- Achieving a Diverse Neuroscience Workforce
- Advances and Future Directions for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research
- Muscular Dystrophy Coordinating Committee Action Plan for the Muscular Dystrophies
- Neural Exposome Top Priorities