Behind Closed Doors: Kids' Health Grants Reviewed in Secret Virtual Session
Published Date: 3/20/2025
Notice
Summary
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development is holding a closed virtual meeting on April 16, 2025, to review grant applications from small businesses focused on health and behavior. This meeting affects researchers and small businesses seeking funding, ensuring their private info and ideas stay safe. No direct money changes are announced, but the grant reviews could lead to future funding decisions.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Closed Review Protects Applicant Secrets
If you are a small business or researcher applying for the 'Small Business: Health and Behavior' grants, NIH will hold a closed virtual review on April 16, 2025, and your application may be discussed confidentially. The meeting is closed under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and (c)(6) to protect trade secrets, patentable material, and personal information.
Public Barred From Observing Review
The grant review meeting for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD on April 16, 2025, will be closed to the public, so members of the public cannot observe the application discussions. The closure is stated to prevent disclosure of confidential commercial information and personal data.
Review Could Lead To Future Funding
The April 16, 2025 review will evaluate and score grant applications for possible awards; while no funding changes are announced now, these evaluations could lead to future NIH funding decisions for applicants. There is no immediate change in grant amounts or eligibility announced in this notice.
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