- Mission [1]
- Section 492 of the PHS Act states that "The Secretary shall by regulation require appropriate technical and scientific peer
review of -- (A) applications . . ., and (B) biomedical and behavioral research and development contracts." This committee
is composed of recognized biomedical and/or behavioral research authorities who represent the forefront of research and technical
knowledge and who provide first-level merit review of highly scientific and technical research grant applications in the fields
of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech and language. During the reporting period the committee reviewed 161 applications
requesting $6,323,484 in first year direct costs. The Committee provides advice to the Director, NIDCD on programs and activities
in the areas of communication science. The committee reviews grant applications, National Research Service Award training
grants, conference grants, Career Development Awards, fellowships, and special projects in the communication and chemosensory
sciences. To accomplish its mission, the committee, which is composed of members who are identified from academic medicine,
basic research and the clinical sciences related to the mission of the NIDCD and invited to serve for overlapping terms of
four years, meets and reviews grant applications three times a year. The committee is an essential component of the Institute
and continues to provide important information to the Director, NIDCD.
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