Understanding NIH’s Unified Funding Strategy: What the Research Community Needs to Know

This webinar will provide an overview of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Unified Funding Strategy, an approach designed to support transparent, flexible, and informed funding decisions across NIH Institutes and Centers. NIH leadership will discuss the strategy’s goals, implementation, and role in strengthening communication with applicants, recipients, researchers, and the broader extramural research community.

The session will also examine how NIH funding decisions incorporate peer review assessments alongside factors such as scientific opportunity, program priorities, workforce needs, and portfolio balance. Attendees will learn how the strategy reinforces the importance of peer review while considering the full range of reviewer feedback, including scientific strengths, concerns, differing expert opinions, and innovative research opportunities.

Panelists Include:

• Matthew Memoli, M.D., NIH Principal Deputy Director
• Jon Lorsch, Ph.D., NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research
• Ray Jacobson, Ph.D., Director, Center for Scientific Review, NIH
• Bruce Tromberg, Ph.D., Director, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, NIH
• Nora Volkow, M.D., Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH
• Karl Malik, Ph.D., Director, Division of Extramural Activities, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH

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