Billing Code 4140-01-P
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Request for Information (RFI): National Institute for Mental Health Strategic Plan
Evaluation.
AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institutes of Health
(NIH) is soliciting feedback on its current Strategic Plan for Research to inform the development
of future strategic plans.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before (11:59:59 p.m. ET) on July 24, 2024 to
ensure consideration.
ADDRESSES: Responses to this RFI must be submitted electronically using the web-based
form at: https://rfi.grants.nih.gov/?s=662fcf74748dc0f159063c02.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eliza Jacobs-Brichford, Ph.D., Science
Policy and Evaluation ranch, Office of Science Policy, Planning, and Communications (OSPPC),
National Institute of Mental Health, 6001 Executive Boulevard, MSC 9663, Telephone: 1-866615-6464 (toll-free), 1-301-443-8431 (TTY), 1-866-415-8051 (TTY toll-free), Fax: 1-301-4434279, Email: NIMHStratPlan@mail.nih.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background:
NIMH is the lead Federal agency for research on mental illnesses. NIMH’s mission is to
transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical
research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure. NIMH is guided by its Strategic
Plan for Research, which outlines the institute’s priorities, spanning fundamental science to

public health impact. This notice is in accordance with the 21st Century Cures Act; NIH
Institutes are required to regularly update their strategic plans.
Information Requested:
NIMH is seeking feedback on its current Strategic Plan for Research
(https://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/strategic-planning-reports) to improve the potential usability,
effectiveness, and impact of future strategic plans. In particular, NIMH is interested in learning:
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Who is using the Strategic Plan

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How people are using the Strategic Plan

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What elements (e.g., content, format, organization) in the Strategic Plan are useful, and
which are not

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What is missing from the Strategic Plan

Submitting a Response:
Responses are welcome from all interested parties, including but not limited to academic and
research institutions; professional associations, organizations, and societies; advocacy
organizations; and members of the public. We appreciate your input and invite you to share this
RFI opportunity with your colleagues and others in your community. This RFI 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 in general, the NIH, or NIMH specifically. Responses to this
RFI are voluntary. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to
acknowledge receipt of the information shared or provide feedback to respondents with respect
to any information submitted.
Submitted information will not be considered confidential. No proprietary, classified,
confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response.
Shelli Avenevoli,
Acting Director,
National Institute of Mental Health,

National Institutes of Health.

[FR Doc. 2024-14251 Filed: 6/27/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 6/28/2024]