Excerpt from Annual Report of Program Activities, Vol. 5: National Cancer Institute Fiscal Year 1981
The mission of the Division of Extramural Activities is to plan and direct, in coordination with the other Divisions of the National Cancer Institute, a program in support of national and international cancer research and training through a system of grants and contracts. The role of the dea relates to the peer review and financial management of the grants and the review activities of resource contracts. All grant applications must undergo dual review and critical assess ment of their scientific merit, the ability of the investigator, the adequacy of available facilities, budget priorities, and the program relevance of the proposed work. This review is conducted by appropriate committees composed of outstanding scientists and other recognized authorities in the health sciences. The final part of the dual review of grants is conducted by the National Cancer Advisory Board, a group of eminent scientists and lay people whose major interests are in cancer.
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