National Advisory Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke Council (USA)

"In 1968 the name of the National Advisory Neurological Diseases and Blindness Council was changed to National Advisory Neurological Diseases and Stroke Council; in 1975 to National Advisory Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke Council... " - "Each type of of the National Institutes of Health maintains a national advisory council which has two general functions: (1) to advise the Institute on policy and procedures affecting the extramural research programs and (2) to provide a second level of review for all grant and cooperative agreement applications considered by the Institute for funding. Except for fellowships, the NINDS may not award a grant unless it has been recommended for support by the National Advisory Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NANDS) Council."