Office of Strategic Planning, Initiative Development, and Analysis
The Office of Strategic Planning, Initiative Development, and Analysis (OSPIDA) coordinates NIAID strategic planning and evaluation, integration of resource requirements for long-term financial and capital assets, budgeting, financial management activities, and knowledge management. In collaboration with members of the Institute's scientific divisions and executive management, OSPIDA develops strategic plans, policies, goals, objectives, strategies, and techniques in support of the Institute’s missions.
OSPIDA responsibilities include
- Directing and coordinating all phases of trans-NIAID strategic planning and financial management to ensure that they are integrated, effective, and mutually supportive
- Serving as liaison, both internal and external, for all trans-NIAID planning and financial management activities
- Ensuring that the Institute has a long-range, sustainable vision and program plan for carrying out its mandate, based on
- A sound understanding of trends in disease prevalence and treatment and of the general state of science
- Ongoing and effective assessment of its programs, both existing and proposed
OSPIDA branches and offices include
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Strategic Planning and Evaluation Branch
The Strategic Planning and Evaluation Branch (SPEB) provides institutional leadership for systematic, trans-NIAID strategic planning and evaluation of all science research and clinical programs for which the Institute is responsible.
SPEB program efforts include
- Oversees the development and implementation of an ongoing strategic planning process
- Directs ongoing and special assessments of program performance that serve to guide the development of future Institute programs and initiatives and respond to requirements of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Portfolio Analysis and Strategic Initiatives
- Ensures compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and policies to include the Government Performance and Results Act, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Performance and Accountability Report, the Program Assessment Response Tool reporting requirements, and the Office of Management and Budget Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review
- Coordinates the preparation and assures the quality and timeliness of briefing materials for NIAID staff in preparation for meetings with and presentations to the NIH Director, Department Heads, members and staff of Congress, and representatives of scientific organizations and advocacy groups
Office of Initiative Development
Key Functions
- Provides direction, guidance, and support in the development of approved initiatives with NIAID
- Provides advice and assistance to NIAID staff in the initiation, planning, management, quality control, and oversight of the initiative development process
- Works closely with NIAID divisions in the drafting of quality initiatives, including writing/editing, coordinating the review and quality control, negotiating content changes, and finalizing the scientific and programmatic text of initiatives
- Works closely with program staff to provide direction and oversight to initiative development teams
- Works collaboratively with NIAID staff to develop work assignments and timelines
- Monitors adherence to and completion of work assignments
- Evaluates quality of performance and efficiency and timelines of task completion
- Resolves conflicts of differences of opinion in the initiative development process
- Develops systems, procedures, policies, tools and training to support the quality and timely completion of NIAID-approved initiatives
- Works closely with the Division of Extramural Activities to ensure that acquisition packages and grant solicitations are executed in a timely manner
- Advises the Director of OSPIDA on initiative development workload and process improvement
- Provides advice on short and long term strategic planning for extramural research initiatives and participates in strategic planning activities
- Monitors, analyzes, and reports on the Institute's portfolio of approved initiatives
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