FACA Committee Purpose & Justification The information in this plan was imported from the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) database and transformed into StratML Part 1, Strategic Plan, format. Fiscal Year:2011 Committee Type: Grant ReviewHeart, Lung, and Blood Initial Review Group HHS 0a1e033b-5563-44c7-aaa8-abced7fe8f88[ Location : (http://stratml.fido.gov/dick/HHSFACA896.xml) ][ Federated Name : (urn:www.hhs.gov:agency:32:committee:896:) ][ Agency Name : (Department of Health and Human Services) ][ Agency Acronym : (HHS) ][ Agency Domain : (www.hhs.gov) ] [ Agency Web Site : (http://www.hhs.gov/) ][ Committee Name : (Heart, Lung, and Blood Initial Review Group) ][ Committee Type : (Grant Review) ][ Committee Web Site : (http://ofacp.od.nih.gov/index.html) ][ Goal? : (no) ][ Vision? : (no) ][ Mission? : (yes) ] Department of Health and Human Serviceshttp://www.hhs.gov/ http://ofacp.od.nih.gov/index.htmlNot Available78d4c946-cfc5-4b4f-b238-3d1061ea24f8The goal of NIH research is to acquire new knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability, from the rarest genetic disorder to the common cold. The NIH mission is to uncover new knowledge that will lead to better health for everyone. NIH works toward that mission by supporting the research of non-federal scientists in universities, medical schools, hospitals, and research institutions throughout the country and abroad. Section 492 of the PHS Act states that "The Secretary... shall by regulations require appropriate technical and scientific peer review of (A) applications...; and (B) biomedical and behavioral research and development contracts..."e03f8581-f210-404a-9dfb-f65a80c555e3Not Availablee3102b97-0297-4551-bb9c-b9919bee5c3b43e72a74-837d-4f4e-adc4-ee1d15ceea6442e274b8-285d-4f13-b684-423a773802732010-10-012011-09-302013-07-09Gannon (J.)Dickgannon_dick@yahoo.com