Submit your feedback for the 2022–2027 NIDCD Strategic Plan themes and goals Dear Colleagues, To advance the mission of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), we are updating our strategic plan. I invite you to review the draft 2022–2027 NIDCD Strategic Plan themes and goals and provide comments using our website. Please send a single response reflective of your group's views if your feedback is on behalf of your professional society or membership organization. Please submit your comments by May 31, 2022. The themes and goals in the draft 2022–2027 NIDCD Strategic Plan are based on an assessment of research areas that present the greatest scientific opportunities and that address the greatest public health needs over the next 5–10 years for hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language. Your input is vital to ensuring that the 2022–2027 NIDCD Strategic Plan provides an optimal framework for fulfilling our mission and our vision—to advance the science of communication to improve lives. I appreciate your time and consideration in assisting us with this important effort. Sincerely,
Debara L. Tucci, M.D., M.S., M.B.A.
Director
NIDCD, National Institutes of Health | 
