To evaluate complementary medical treatments. The following objectives support this goal: (1) coordinate and facilitate the investigation of complementary medical practices through peer-reviewed grant solicitations; (2) interface with the Center's National Advisory Council; (3) conduct technology assessment conferences for the purpose of establishing areas of Clinical and Pre-clinical research that need to be further developed within complementary medicine; and (4) maintain a comprehensive bibliographic data base in conjunction with the National Library of Medicine. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) regularly examines and redefines its research priorities. In setting research priorities, NCCAM considers its existing research portfolio, its 5-year strategic plan, the recommendations of the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, current scientific advances, the plans of other NIH institutes and centers, and input from expert panels and stakeholders. Research constituting a rigorous evidence base for CAM practices will be developed through a range of research strategies including basic and translational research, and clinical investigation. Current research priorities are shaped by the following considerat... read more at CFDA.gov.
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- 2009: $88,547,000
- 2010: $94,740,000
- 2011: $92,687,000
† No obligations reported in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance