Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, (BSC, NCIPC)

AGENCY:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION:

Notice of closed meeting.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the CDC announces the following meeting for the Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, (BSC, NCIPC).

DATES:

The meeting will be held on August 27, 2019 09:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m., EDT (CLOSED).

ADDRESSES:

In-Person and Teleconference; 4770 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, GA 30341.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gwendolyn H. Cattledge, Ph.D., M.S.E.H., Deputy Associate Director for Science, NCIPC, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Mailstop F-63, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone (770) 488-3953, Email address: NCIPCBSC@cdc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with provisions set forth in Section 552b(c)(4) and (6), Title 5 U.S.C., and the Determination of the Chief Operating Officer, Office of the Chief Operating Officer, CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92-463.

Purpose: The Board will: (1) Conduct, encourage, cooperate with, and assist other appropriate public health authorities, scientific institutions, and scientists in the conduct of research, investigations, experiments, demonstrations, and studies relating to the causes, diagnosis, treatment, control, and prevention of physical and mental diseases, and other impairments; (2) assist States and their political subdivisions in preventing and suppressing communicable and non-communicable diseases and other preventable conditions and in promoting health and well-being; and (3) conduct and assist in research and control activities related to injury. The BSC, NCIPC makes recommendations regarding policies, strategies, objectives, and priorities; and reviews progress toward injury prevention goals and provides evidence in injury prevention-related research and programs. The Board also provides advice on the appropriate balance of intramural and extramural research, and the structure, progress and performance of intramural programs. The Board is designed to provide guidance on extramural scientific program matters, including the: (1) Review of extramural research concepts for funding opportunity announcements; (2) conduct of Secondary Peer Review of extramural research grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts applications received in response to funding opportunity announcements as they relate to the Center's programmatic balance and mission; (3) submission of secondary review recommendations to the Center Director of applications to be considered for funding support; (4) review of research portfolios, and (5) review of program proposals.

Matters To Be Considered: The agenda will include discussions on Secondary Peer Review of extramural research grant and cooperative agreement applications received in response to five (5) Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO): RFA-CE19-002—Research Grants to Identify Effective Strategies for Opioid Overdose Prevention; RFA-CE19-003—Evaluation of Return to School Programs for Traumatic Brain Injury; RFA-CE19-005—Research Grants for Preventing Violence and Violence-Related Injury (R01); RFA-CE19-006—Grants to Support New Investigators in Addressing Cross-Cutting Violence Prevention and Opioid Overdose Prevention and; funding notices for Small Business Innovation Research—PA-18-573-PHS 2018-02 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH for Small Business Innovation Research Grant Applications (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Required) and/or PA-18-574-PHS 2018-02 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH, CDC, and FDA for Small Business Innovation Research Grant Applications (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Not Allowed). Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

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