About DPCPSI

As the next step in implementing the requirements of the NIH Health Reform Act of 2006, the NIH formally established the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI) within the Office of the Director (OD). Activities directed by DPCPSI include:

• Identifying emerging scientific opportunities, rising public health challenges, or scientific knowledge gaps that merit further research
• Developing and applying resources (databases, analytic tools, and methodologies) and producing specifications for new resources in support of portfolio analyses and priority setting in scientific areas across NIH
• Assisting the NIH to address areas of emerging scientific opportunities and public health challenges effectively
• Planning, supporting, and providing technical assistance in the development of program evaluations comprising:
  • NIH-wide program and project evaluations
  • Planning and reporting required by the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) and other government-wide performance efforts.

The Division also coordinates research and activities related to research on AIDS, behavioral and social sciences, women's health, disease prevention, dietary supplements, and research infrastructure. DPCPSI incorporates all of the functions of the former Office of Portfolio Analysis and Strategic Initiatives (OPASI) and the OD Program Offices, and includes a new office on strategic coordination:

	Office of AIDS Research (OAR) – setting scientific priorities in the global fight against AIDS
	Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) – furthering behavioral and social sciences research
	Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) – fostering prevention and health promotion research
	Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) - supporting research infrastructure and related research programs, and coordinating NIH’s science education efforts
	Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) – enhancing research related to diseases, disorders, and conditions that affect women
	Office of Strategic Coordination (OSC) – encompassing the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research and identifying NIH-wide scientific opportunities