2025-05004Notice

Brain Research Grants: NIH's Closed-Door Neurological Shuffle

Published Date: 3/25/2025

Notice

Summary

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke is holding several closed virtual meetings in April 2025 to review and decide on grant applications. These meetings affect researchers seeking funding for brain and neuroscience projects, ensuring their ideas stay private while getting fair evaluation. No direct money changes are announced, but these reviews help decide who gets research funding soon.

Analyzed Economic Effects

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Closed grant reviews for neuroscience researchers

If you are a researcher seeking NINDS funding for brain or neuroscience projects, your grant applications will be reviewed in closed virtual meetings on April 11, April 17-18, and April 21, 2025. The meetings are closed under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) to protect confidential trade secrets, patentable material, and personal information while evaluating applications.

SBIR/STTR applicants get protected reviews

If you are a small business applying to NINDS SBIR/STTR programs, your applications will be evaluated in virtual, closed panels on April 11 and April 17-18, 2025 (specific panels named include the NINDS Pain SBIR/STTR review panel and Neuroscience SBIR/STTR Review Panel 3). The closures are authorized under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and (c)(6) to keep trade secrets and personal information private during evaluation.

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3/25/2025
4/11/2025

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