COSWD's Role Within NIH

Since its establishment in 2014, COSWD has served as a pivotal advisor to the NIH Director and a catalyst for workforce diversity funding and programs across NIH. As the NIH thought leader in the science of scientific workforce diversity, we strive to build research capacity through a workforce that includes diverse perspectives.

NIH organization chart showing the components of NIH, with the NIH Director; followed by Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) Working Group on Diversity (WGD), COSWD, and NIH Steering Committee DEIA Working Group; followed by the NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs), which include NCI, NEI, NHLBI, NHGRI, NIA, NIAAA, NIAID, NIAMS, NIBIB, NICHD, NIDCD, NIDCR, NIDDK, NIDA, NIEHS, NIGMS, NIMH, NIMHD, NINDS, NINR, NLM, FIC, NCATS, NCCIH, CC, CIT, and CSR.

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August 28, 2024