224th Meeting of the National Advisory Mental Health Council Closed Grant Review Session Agenda

Due to inclement weather in the DC area, the National Advisory Mental Health Council Session will be abbreviated. We will hold a closed grant review session on Friday, February 12th 10am-1pm EST and our Open Policy Session is cancelled.

Thursday, February 11, 2010
10:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Neuroscience Center
Conference Room C/D/E
6001 Executive Boulevard
Rockville, Maryland 20852

Closed Session: This portion of the meeting is being closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S. Code and Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2).

Time Event
10:00 a.m. Call to Order (Thomas R. Insel, M.D., Chairman)
10:10 a.m. Review of the NIMH Division of Intramural Research Programs (DIRP) (by invitation only)
Thomas R. Insel, M.D., Director, NIMH, Richard Nakamura, Ph.D., Scientific Director, DIRP, NIMH, J. David Sweat, Ph.D., University of Alabama school of Medicine, and Chair, Board of Scientific Counselors, NIMH
10:40 a.m. Office of Extramural Research Survey of Council Members
11:00 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m. Call to Order for Extramural Review (Thomas R. Insel, M.D.)
11:20 a.m. Orientation
  • Welcome Council Members (Thomas R. Insel, M.D.)
  • Context (Thomas R. Insel, M.D.)
  • Research Training (Nancy Desmond, Ph.D.)
  • Review Issues (Jane Steinberg, Ph.D.)
11:50 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Council Grant Review
  • ARRA applications
  • Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science (DNBBS)
  • Division of AIDS Research (DAR)
  • Division of Adult Translational Research and Treatment Development (DATR)
  • Division of Developmental Translational Research (DDTR)
  • Division of Services and Intervention Research (DSIR)
  • Small Business Research Programs (SBIR/STTR)
1:15 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch Break
2:00 p.m. Resume Grant Review Session
5:00 p.m. Adjourn