NIH 1998 Almanac/The Organization/CSR/
Center for Scientific Review: Mission
The Center for Scientific Reivew (CSR): 1) serves as the central receipt point for most
research grant and training applications submitted to the Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), and makes initial referral to various DHHS components; 2) assigns all NIH
applications to the appropriate institutes or centers and also to the scientific review
groups within CSR or other institutes or centers; 3) provides the scientific merit review
of most research grant and fellowship applications submitted to the NIH; 4) provides staff
support to the Office of the Director, NIH, in the formulation of grant and award policies
and procedures; and 5) assists other NIH components in providing and disseminating data on
the intramural and extramural NIH programs, information on the NIH peer review system, and
information about the research grant and fellowship application process and procedures to
the scientific community, the Congress, other NIH staff, and the general public.
