NIMH Schedules Closed Virtual Meetings for Mental Health Grants
Published Date: 3/17/2025
Notice
Summary
The National Institute of Mental Health is holding several closed virtual meetings in April 2025 to review and decide on important grant applications. These meetings affect researchers seeking funding for mental health projects and protect sensitive personal and commercial information. The decisions made could impact future mental health research funding and innovation.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Closed NIMH Grant Review Meetings
The National Institute of Mental Health will hold virtual, closed meetings to review and evaluate grant applications for specific programs on April 8-9, April 28, and April 29-30, 2025 (panels include IMPACT-MH (U01), Early Phase Clinical Trials: Pharma/Device and K Awards, HIV Associated Neuroinflammation and CNS Persistence, and NIMH K99). These meetings affect researchers who applied for those NIMH grants because reviewers will decide which applications are recommended for funding.
Application Privacy and Trade-Secret Protections
The meetings will be closed to the public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) to protect confidential trade secrets, patentable material, and personal information in grant applications. If you submitted an application, the discussions about your proposal and any sensitive commercial or personal details will not be publicly disclosed.
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