HBCUs are a source of accomplishment and great pride for the African American community as well as the entire nation. The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, defines an HBCU as: "...any historically black college or university that was established prior to 1964, whose principal mission was, and is, the education of black Americans, and that is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association determined by the Secretary [of Education] to be a reliable authority as to the quality of training offered or is, according to such an agency or association, making reasonable progress toward accreditation." HBCUs offer all students, regardless of race, an opportunity to develop their skills and talents. These institutions train young people who go on to serve domestically and internationally in the professions as entrepreneurs and in the public and private sectors.

Quoted from the U.S. Department of Education's White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities webpage.

A type of pluripotent stem cell derived from early stage human embryos, up to and including the blastocyst stage. hESCs are capable of dividing without differentiating for a prolonged period in culture and are known to develop into cells and tissues of the three primary germ layers.

Quoted from NIH's Stem Cell Information Glossary.

For additional information, see §4.1.13 of the NIH Grants Policy Manual.

HHMI is a science philanthropy whose mission is to advance basic biomedical research and science education for the benefit of humanity.

For additional information, visit the Howard Hughes Medical Institute website.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule to amend its Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Supplement (48 CFR Chapter 3), the HHS Acquisition Regulation (HHSAR), to update its regulation to current FAR requirements; to remove information from the HHSAR that consists of material that is internal, administrative, and procedural in nature; to add or revise definitions; to correct certain terminology; and to delete outdated material or material duplicative of the FAR.

A procedure in which high-energy sound waves are aimed directly at an area of abnormal cells or tissue in the body. The waves create heat that kills the cells. High-intensity focused ultrasound therapy is being studied in the treatment of prostate cancer and some other types of cancer and other diseases. Also called HIFU.

Quoted from the NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms.

HINTS collects data about the use of cancer-related information by the American public. These data provide opportunities to understand and improve health communication.

For additional information, visit the HINTS webpage.

A 1996 U.S. law that allows workers and their families to keep their health insurance when they change or lose their jobs. The law also includes standards for setting up secure electronic health records and to protect the privacy of a person's health information and to keep it from being misused. Also called Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and Kassebaum Kennedy Act.

Quoted from the NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms.

On March 15, 2016, the division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies) that focuses on health and medicine was renamed the Health and Medicine Division (HMD) instead of using the name Institute of Medicine (IOM). This new name builds on the heritage of the IOM's work in medicine while emphasizing its increased focus on a wider range of health matters.

The Health and Medicine Division maintains the quality and soundness of our past health policy advice to the nation through rigorous study processes and the independent, objective analysis and advice for which the IOM and the National Academies have been known. HMD will continue to conduct consensus studies and convening activities through the six core boards that were part of the IOM.

A type of health insurance plan that usually limits coverage to care from doctors who work for or contract with the HMO. It generally won't cover out-of-network care except in an emergency. An HMO may require you to live or work in its service area to be eligible for coverage. HMOs often provide integrated care and focus on prevention and wellness.

Quoted from HealthCare.gov's Health insurance plan & network types: HMOs, PPOs, and more webpage.

Became Public Law No: 100-607 on 11/04/1988.

Subtitle E: National Cancer Institute - Amends provisions stating the purpose of the National Cancer Institute to include rehabilitation from cancer. Makes miscellaneous changes to the special authorities of the Director of the National Cancer Institute relating to the provision of information to the public, patients, and physicians, incorporation of state-of-the-art cancer treatments into clinical practice, maintenance and operation of the International Cancer Research Data Bank, and the services of experts or consultants.

Amends provisions relating to grants for cancer research and demonstration centers to add control of cancer as one of their purposes.

Congressional Research Service summary quoted from the Congress.gov S.2889 - Health Omnibus Extension of 1988 webpage.

Pluripotent Stem Cells derived from human tissue. For an introduction to stem cells, visit NIH's Stem Cell Basics webpage.

A category of applications identified by a scientific review group as having a high degree of uncertainty in approach but also a high potential for impact. NIH tracks how many of these applications are identified and funded.

Quoted from the NIH OER Glossary & Acronym List.

Health Scientist Administrators at the NIH are responsible for the initial administrative, scientific and technical review of NIH research grant applications pertaining to the scientific and technical fields. The duties and responsibilities of the Health Scientist Administrator include, but are not limited to; organizing and managing peer-review groups to evaluate research proposals on the basis of their scientific merit; managing extramural research and research training programs, and identifying research areas warranting either increased or decreased funding emphasis; developing requests for applications (RFAs) and Requests for Proposals (RFPs) designed to elicit research grant and contract proposals from the scientific community; providing technical assistance to applicants and grantees; serving as project officer on research contracts and program administrator/director on research grants; conducting site visits to applicant and grantee institutions to determine the adequacy of research and training facilities; and serving as spokesperson for agency programs in dealing with the scientific community, the Congress, and other Federal agencies.

Quoted from Jobs@NIH.

A Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) is defined as an institution of higher education that—

• is an eligible institution; and
• has an enrollment of undergraduate full-time equivalent students that is at least 25 percent Hispanic students at the end of the award year immediately preceding the date of application.

Quoted from the U.S. Department of Educations's White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, Hispanic-Serving Institutions webpage.

The HSS system is a shared system that enables grant recipients to electronically report and update their data on human subjects and clinical trials to NIH; and for NIH agency staff to monitor and manage the data. HSS replaced the Inclusion Management System (IMS) and all IMS data submitted to NIH by June 8, 2018 was migrated to the new system (NOT-OD-18-179).

The HSS is automatically populated by human subjects and clinical trial data entered by the principal investigator on the Human Subjects and Clinical Trial Information form in applications submitted for due dates of January 25, 2018 and beyond. This data is then made available to PIs and signing officials through a link that will be available on the eRA Commons Status screen and the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR).

See the electronic Research Administration's Human Subjects System (HSS) — An Overview webpage.