Targeted: Addressing specific improvements in targeted health and health care challenges over a defined time period.

Building Human Capital: Fostering a diverse group of promising scholars and professionals through leadership development, training and research to ensure that our nation has a sufficient, well-trained workforce to meet our needs.

Vulnerable Populations: Supporting promising new ideas that will help overcome longstanding health challenges for the people in society who bear an excess of the burden of disease.

Pioneer: Supporting innovative projects that may significantly accelerate critical breakthroughs in health and health care.

Projects that address the objectives of the portfolios can relate to a number of specific program areas that we support.