NIAMS is updating its Strategic Plan to help guide the research, training, and information dissemination programs it supports for fiscal years 2025 through 2029. The information here describes the planning process.
See the current Strategic Plan Fiscal Years 2020-2024.
Opportunities for Public Input
| Request for Information on cross-cutting themes and bold aspirations | Open July 6 – December 14, 2022 |
| Idea generation meeting (invitation only) | September 2023 |
| Request for Information on cross-cutting themes identified during idea generation meeting | Open November 29, 2023 - January 15, 2024 |
| Request for Information on draft plan | Late summer 2024 |
Timeline
| Solicit input on cross-cutting themes and bold aspirations through a Request for Information (anyone) | Open July 6 – December 14, 2022 - COMPLETED |
Provide an update to the NIAMS Advisory Council meeting | June 6, 2023 - COMPLETED |
| Provide an update during the public session of the NIAMS Advisory Council meeting | August 29, 2023 - COMPLETED |
| Host Idea generation meeting (invitation only) | September 2023 - COMPLETED |
| Solicit input on cross-cutting themes identified during idea generation meeting through a Request for Information (anyone) | Open November 29, 2023 - January 15, 2024 - COMPLETED |
| Draft plan (NIAMS staff) | January – April 2024 |
| Review plan (NIAMS leadership and Council members) | May – June 2024 |
| Provide an update during the public session of the NIAMS Advisory Council meeting | May 29, 2024 |
| Solicit input on draft plan through a Request for Information | Late summer 2024 |
| Present final plan during the public session of the NIAMS Advisory Council meeting | September 17, 2024 |
| Publish plan on NIAMS website | December 2024 |
| Implement and monitor progress on the plan | January 2025 and beyond |