Secret NIH Meeting Decides Fate of Disease Research Funds
Published Date: 3/19/2025
Notice
Summary
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is holding a closed meeting on April 9, 2025, to review and decide on important grant applications for clinical trials and research projects. This meeting affects researchers seeking funding and helps protect private info and trade secrets. No public access means the money and project plans stay confidential while moving science forward.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Closed review of NIAID grant applications
If you applied for NIAID grant awards (R34 clinical trial planning grants, U01 clinical trial implementation cooperative agreements, or U44 SBIR Phase II clinical trial implementation awards), your applications will be reviewed and evaluated at a closed meeting on April 9, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at NIAID, 5601 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD (video assisted). The meeting is closed to the public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and (c)(6).
Confidentiality protections for applicants
The meeting is closed because the grant applications and discussions could reveal confidential trade secrets, patentable material, or personal information. This protects applicants' private commercial information and personal details during the April 9, 2025, review.
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