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HHS - 977 - National Institute on Aging Special Emphasis Panel - Authorized by Law

GENERAL INFORMATION

Committee Name	National Institute on Aging Special Emphasis Panel	Agency Name	Department of Health and Human Services
Fiscal Year	2025	Committee Number	977
Original Establishment Date	11/20/1985	Committee Status	Terminated
Actual Termination Date	6/30/2025	Committee URL
Actual Merged Date		Presidential Appointments*	No
New Committee This FY	No	Max Number of Members*	Unlimited
Terminated This FY	Yes	Designated Fed Officer Position Title*	REVIEW BRANCH CHIEF
Merged This FY		Designated Federal Officer Prefix
Current Charter Date	7/1/1990	Designated Federal Officer First Name*	RAMESH
Date Of Renewal Charter		Designated Federal Officer Middle Name
Projected Termination Date	6/30/2025	Designated Federal Officer Last Name*	VEMURI
Exempt From Renewal*	Yes	Designated Federal Officer Suffix	PHD
Specific Termination Authority	Secretary Directive 2025	Designated Federal Officer Phone*	(301) 402-7700
Establishment Authority*	Authorized by Law	Designated Federal Officer Fax*	301-402-0066
Specific Establishment Authority*	42 U.S.C. 282(b)(16)	Designated Federal Officer Email*	vemuri@nia.nih.gov
Effective Date Of Authority*	11/20/1985
Exempt From EO 13875 Discretionary Cmte	Not Applicable
Committee Type*	Continuing
Presidential*	No
Committee Function*	Special Emphasis Panel

RECOMMENDATION/JUSTIFICATIONS

Agency Recommendation*	Terminate
Legislation to Terminate Required	Not Applicable
Legislation Status	Not Applicable
How does cmte accomplish its purpose?*	This committee was composed of recognized biomedical and/or behavioral research authorities who represented the forefront of research and technical knowledge and who provided first-level merit review of funding applications and proposals, including but not limited to grant and cooperative agreement applications and contract proposals, for research projects and for research and training activities in areas relevant to clinical, basic, behavioral, and social sciences related to aging. During this reporting period the committee reviewed 1,575 applications requesting $5,190,033,113.00.
How is membership balanced?*	Members of the committee were authorities knowledgeable in the various disciplines and fields relating to clinical, basic, behavioral, and social sciences related to aging.
How frequent & relevant are cmte mtgs?*	The committee held 72 meetings during this reporting period.
Why advice can't be obtained elsewhere?*	This committee was composed of recognized biomedical and behavioral research authorities who represented the forefront of research and technical knowledge and who provided first-level merit review of funding applications and proposals, including but not limited to grant and cooperative agreement applications and contract proposals, for research projects and for research and training activities. These evaluations and recommendations could not be obtained from other sources because the specialized, complex nature of the applications and proposals required a unique balance and breadth of expertise not available on the NIH staff or from other established sources.
Why close or partially close meetings?	The meetings of the committee were closed to the public for the review of grant applications. Sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) of the Government in the Sunshine Act permit the closing of meetings where discussions could reveal confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material and personal information, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal property.
Recommendation Remarks	2025 Secretary Directive-Elimination of Federal Advisory Committees Within the Department of Health and Human Services, Terminated 06.30.2025. EO 14217 Reducing the Scope of the Federal Bureaucracy. Reports: This committee did not produce any public reports during the fiscal year. DFO/Committee Decision Maker: The positions of Committee Decision Maker and DFO were held by the same individual based on delegations of authority and assigned duties in this Institute. URL: This committee did not maintain a dedicated website. The members of this Special Emphasis Panel (SEP) did not have standing appointments and served on an as needed basis for meetings throughout the fiscal year. Therefore, the members list does not reflect appointment start and end dates. As often as possible, instead of appointment start and end dates, each meeting date on which the SEP member served is identified on the Members list. When necessary to protect peer review integrity, a fiscal year start and end date is used as the alternative to appointment start and end dates for some SEP members. As a result, the Members list, including the number of chairs, may not align or directly match to specific meeting dates. Meeting rosters, including members’ affiliations and zip codes are available online at https://public.era.nih.gov/pubroster/.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Outcome Improvement To Health Or Safety*	No	Action Reorganize Priorities*	No
Outcome Trust In Government	No	Action Reallocate Resources	Yes
Outcome Major Policy Changes	No	Action Issued New Regulations	No
Outcome Advance In Scientific Research	Yes	Action Proposed Legislation	No
Outcome Effective Grant Making	Yes	Action Approved Grants Or Other Payments	Yes
Outcome Improved Service Delivery	No	Action Other	No
Outcome Increased Customer Satisfaction	No	Action Comment	An action of approved or recommended for grants receiving review by this council does not infer that the grant will be or has been funded. Research grant applications submitted to NIH must go through a two-step review process that includes initial peer review for scientific and technical merit and a second step of review for a number of other considerations. These include alignment with NIH's funding principles, review of the project budget, assessment of the applicant's management systems, determination of applicant eligibility, and compliance with public policy requirements. After all of these steps have been completed, NIH officials make funding decisions on individual grant applications.
Outcome Implement Laws/Reg Requirements	No	Grants Review*	Yes
Outcome Other	No	Number Of Grants Reviewed	1,575
Outcome Comment	N/A	Number Of Grants Recommended	1,575
Cost Savings*	Unable to Determine	Dollar Value Of Grants Recommended	$5,190,033,113.00
Cost Savings Comment	NIH supported basic and clinical research accomplishments often take many years to unfold into new diagnostic tests and new ways to treat and prevent diseases	Grants Review Comment	The dollar value indicates the total grants funded.
Number Of Recommendations*	19,219	Access Contact Designated Fed. Officer*	Yes
Number Of Recommendations Comment	There were 1,575 grants recommended in FY 2025.	Access Agency Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented*	0.00%	Access Committee Website	No
% of Recs Fully Implemented Comment	NIH Peer Review Committees were involved in the initial review of research grant applications. The NIH dual peer review system is mandated by statute in accordance with section 492 of the Public Health Service Act. The charge to this committee was to determine scientific and technical merit of the individual grants or contracts. These recommendations were forwarded to Federal officials who generally accepted the committee’s recommendations and favorable applications are then forwarded for the second level of review performed by Institute and Center (IC) National Advisory Councils or Boards. Only applications that were favorably recommended by both the initial peer review committee and the Advisory Council may be recommended for funding.	Access GSA FACA Website	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented*	0.00%	Access Publications	No
% of Recs Partially Implemented Comment	NIH Peer Review Committees were involved in the initial review of research grant applications. The NIH dual peer review system is mandated by statute in accordance with section 492 of the Public Health Service Act. The charge to this committee was to determine scientific and technical merit of the individual grants or contracts. These recommendations were forwarded to Federal officials who generally accept the committee’s recommendations and favorable applications were then forwarded for the second level of review performed by Institute and Center (IC) National Advisory Councils or Boards. Only applications that were favorably recommended by both the initial peer review committee and the Advisory Council were recommended for funding.	Access Other	No
Agency Feedback*	Yes	Access Comment	N/A
Agency Feedback Comment*		Narrative Description*	NIH’s mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability. NIH works toward that mission by: conducting research in its own laboratories; supporting the research of non-Federal scientists in universities, medical schools, hospitals, and research institutions throughout the country and abroad; helping in the training of research investigators; and fostering communication of medical and health sciences information. Section 492 of the PHS Act states that The Secretary...shall by regulation require appropriate technical and scientific peer review of - (A) applications...; and (B) biomedical and behavioral research and development contracts...

COSTS

1. Payments to Non-Federal Members*		1. Est Paymnts to Non-Fed Membrs Nxt FY*
2. Payments to Federal Members*		2. Est. Payments to Fed Members Next FY*
3. Payments to Federal Staff*		3. Estimated Payments to Federal Staff*
4. Payments to Consultants*		4. Est. Payments to Consultants Next FY*
5. Travel Reimb. For Non-Federal Membrs*		5. Est Travel Reimb Non-Fed Membr nxtFY*
6. Travel Reimb. For Federal Members*		6. Est Travel Reimb For Fed Members*
7. Travel Reimb. For Federal Staff*		7. Est. Travel Reimb to Fed Staf Nxt FY*
8. Travel Reimb. For Consultants*		8. Est Travel Reimb to Consltnts Nxt FY*
10. Other Costs		10. Est. Other Costs Next FY*
11. Total Costs	$0.00	11. Est. Total Next FY*	$0.00
Date Cost Last Modified	3/14/2025 9:26 AM	Est. Fed Staff Support Next FY*
Federal Staff Support (FTE)*		Est Cost Remarks	There are no projected costs as the committee has been terminated.
Cost Remarks	Actual costs are lower than those projected last year due to the termination of the committee.

Interest Areas

Category Area Health Aging Health Care Medicine Health and Health Research

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