National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Agency overview
Formed	June 16, 1948; 76 years ago (1948-06-16)
Jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States
Agency executive	Gary H. Gibbons, Director
Parent department	United States Department of Health and Human Services
Parent agency	National Institutes of Health
Website	www.nhlbi.nih.gov

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) is the third largest Institute of the National Institutes of Health, located in Bethesda, Maryland, United States. It is tasked with allocating about $3.6 billion in FY 2020^[1] in tax revenue to advancing the understanding of the following issues: development and progression of disease, diagnosis of disease, treatment of disease, disease prevention, reduction of health care disparities within the American population, and advancing the effectiveness of the US medical system. NHLBI's Director is Gary H. Gibbons (2012–present).