Referral and Program Analysis Branch

As the NIAID focal point for analytic data, the Branch is responsible for:

• The intra-institute program assignments of all research, training, career, and fellowship grant applications
• The analysis, interpretation, and classification of the scientific content of research grants, contracts, and intramural research projects
• A variety of periodic and special reports and information displays to the Office of the Director, the Budget Officer, Division Directors, and review and Advisory groups
• Program analysis and consultant services to senior staff for the collection, organization, and analysis of scientific and programmatic data for current, historic, and trend information
• Scientific information data management of the Science Coding and Referral System (SCORS), which the senior staff uses for decisions on program planning, policy determination, and evaluation of progress of the Institute's programs