National Institutes of Health Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI)

DPCPSI plans and coordinates trans-NIH initiatives and research supported by the NIH Common Fund, and develops resources to support portfolio analyses. The mission of DPCPSI includes identifying emerging scientific opportunities, rising public health challenges, and scientific knowledge gaps that merit further research.

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Nicole C. Kleinstreuer, Ph.D., is the Acting NIH Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives. In this role, she leads the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI) within the NIH Office of the Director, which oversees trans-NIH programmatic research and strategic policy initiatives, including the NIH Common Fund and offices focused on women’s health, data science, AIDS research, disease prevention, behavioral and social sciences, dietary supplements, and tribal health, among others.

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• Staff

• All of Us Research Program Office
• Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program Office
• Office of Administrative Management
• Office of AIDS Research
• Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
• Office of Data Science Strategy
• Office of Dietary Supplements
• Office of Disease Prevention
• Office of Evaluation, Performance, and Reporting
• Office of Nutrition Research
• Office of Portfolio Analysis
• Office of Research Infrastructure Programs
• Office of Research on Women’s Health
• Office of Strategic Coordination
• Tribal Health Research Office

The NIH Common Fund invests millions of dollars to fund new high-risk research awards to encourage investigators to explore ideas that have the potential to propel biomedical research and speed the translation of research to improve health at a faster pace.

Established by the 2006 NIH Reform Act, the Council is an advisory group to DPCPSI and NIH leadership that provides feedback on potential new trans-NIH initiatives.

• Charter
• Members
• Past Meetings
• Future Meetings
• Today's Meeting (April 21, 2025)

• Disability Health Research
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• Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research (Kids First)