NIH’s Office of AIDS Research (OAR) is developing its fiscal year (FY) 2026-2030 NIH Strategic Plan for HIV and HIV-Related Research. Through Request for Information (RFI) to Inform Development of the FY 2026-2030 NIH Strategic Plan for HIV and HIV-Related Research, OAR invites researchers and other interested constituents to submit feedback on the Strategic Plan’s framework and goals.
OAR will use the Strategic Plan as a basis for developing the NIH HIV research budget, outlining HIV research priorities, and conveying information about NIH HIV research priorities to the scientific community, Congress, HIV-affected communities, and the public at large. For a deeper perspective, you can review the FY 2021-2025 NIH Strategic Plan for HIV and HIV-Related Research.
For the new Strategic Plan, OAR proposes the following strategic goals:
- Goal 1: Enhance discovery and advance HIV science through fundamental research.
- Goal 2: Advance the development and assessment of novel interventions for HIV prevention, treatment, and cure.
- Goal 3: Optimize public health impact of HIV discoveries through translation, dissemination, and implementation of research findings.
- Goal 4: Build research workforce and infrastructure capacity to enhance sustainability of HIV scientific discovery.
Find detailed descriptions of these goals within the RFI linked above.
How to Respond
You are invited to propose research priorities within each Goal. Professional societies, advocacy organizations, and other groups should submit a single collective response that reflects the views of their membership.
Submit your comments and responses to this RFI electronically via webform no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 28, 2024. Note that response fields are limited to 200 words. Take care not to include any private or sensitive information.
Questions? Direct inquiries to OAR’s Rachel Anderson at HIVstrategicplan@nih.gov or 301-496-0357.
A Point of Clarification
In case you are unfamiliar with OAR, the Office coordinates HIV/AIDS research across NIH. This entails establishing research priorities and allocating funds accordingly. To learn more about OAR and its functions, go to About the Office of AIDS Research.
To be clear, OAR is not part of NIAID. We work closely with OAR on coordination of research program initiatives across NIH and on internal and external communication efforts related to NIH’s research activities. NIAID has representation on the NIH HIV/AIDS Executive Committee which assists in the governance of NIH-wide HIV/AIDS research plans, policies, and procedures.