| Goal |
To
utilize the unique resource of the VA-served patient population to further
biomedical, health services, and rehabilitation research on HIV and AIDS. |
| Objective
#1 |
Support
AIDS-related research as a high priority area within the VA-served patient
population utilizing the unique resources.
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Action
Steps
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- Fund
research with high technical and scientific merit. Continue to fund
AIDS-related research through existing funding mechanisms, i.e., investigator-initiated
studies, cooperative studies, and research centers.
- Collaborate
with other federal departments and agencies in initiating and conducting
AIDS relevant research (including joint funding of projects), thereby
making the unique resources of VA available to collaborating investigators.
- Provide
applicants for research support with feedback on the technical and scientific
quality of their proposals.
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| Objective
#2 |
Develop
and maintain AIDS Research Centers to stimulate and emphasize importance
of HIV/AIDS research in VA's unique population.
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Action
Steps
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Establish
AIDS Research Centers based on competitive proposal basis.
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| Objective
#3 |
Encourage
collaboration with other Federal departments and agencies in initiating
and conducting AIDS-related research.
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Action
Steps
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- Facilitate
investigator requested funding by NIH, other Federal agencies.
- Support
participation in community trials on individual investigator and medical
center basis.
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| Objective
#4 |
Disseminate
research findings.
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Action
Steps
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Publish
and present findings of research in peer reviewed journals, and at national
and international conferences.
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Description
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Research
activities.
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Resources
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FY95
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FY96
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FY96
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$
5.4 million *
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$
5.7 million *
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$
5.7 million *
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* Resources
for HIV/AIDS research are part of the general Medical and Prosthetics
Research budgets. FY 1995 figures are reported expenditures; FY 1996 and
FY 1997 are based on the resource levels reported in the President's budget.
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Populations
Served
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Veteran
patients, general public, researchers.
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Constituency
Involvement
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Veteran
patients, scientific community, general public at large.
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