NIH Hides Away to Review Chemical Safety Grants in Secret
Published Date: 3/17/2025
Notice
Summary
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences is holding a closed virtual meeting on April 2-3, 2025, to review secret grant applications about chemical safety. This meeting affects researchers seeking funding and keeps sensitive info private to protect ideas and people. No public access means the money decisions happen behind the scenes but impact future environmental health projects.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Grant Reviews Closed to Public
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences will hold a virtual, closed meeting on April 2-3, 2025 (10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.) to review and evaluate grant applications. The meeting is closed to the public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and (c)(6), so outside observers cannot attend while funding decisions are discussed.
Applicant Trade Secrets and Privacy Protected
The meeting will be closed because grant applications and discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets, patentable material, or personal information. This keeps applicants' proprietary ideas and personal data private during the review of chemical countermeasure grant applications.
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