Bone and Skin Disease Experts Meet Secretly, Public Excluded
Published Date: 1/14/2025
Notice
Summary
The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases is holding two secret virtual meetings in February 2025 to review grant applications. These closed meetings protect private info and trade secrets while deciding which research projects get funding. Researchers applying for grants should note these dates as they impact who gets money for important health studies.
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Closed virtual grant review meetings
If you are a researcher applying for grants to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, the institute will hold closed, virtual meetings to review and evaluate grant applications on February 20, 2025 (11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.) and February 27–28, 2025 (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.). These meetings decide which research projects receive funding.
Protection of applicants' trade secrets and privacy
The meetings are closed to the public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) to protect confidential trade secrets, commercial property (including patentable material), and personal information of individuals associated with the grant applications to avoid an unwarranted invasion of privacy.
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