Documents/HHSFACA167/Missions


  • Mission [1]
    • The Board of Regents advises the Secretary on matters of policy in regard to NLM and its mission and services. The Board provides expert guidance on current programs and contributing to plans for new activities. It has been highly successful in providing long-range directions for the NLM and developing planning documents. The Board provides second level peer review, making recommendations for support of grants and contracts, advises on policy development, program implementation and evaluation, and identifies research needs of the NLM.