NIH Shuts Out Public from Pain Relief Innovation Reviews
Published Date: 3/19/2025
Notice
Summary
The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health is holding a closed virtual meeting on April 14-15, 2025, to review grant applications related to new pain care research. This meeting affects researchers applying for funding and keeps sensitive info private. No money changes are announced, but the review helps decide who gets research support.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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NIH HEAL Grant Applications Reviewed
The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health will hold a closed virtual panel on April 14-15, 2025 to review and evaluate cooperative agreement applications for the NIH HEAL Initiative: Coordinated Approaches to Pain Care in Health Care Systems (UG3/UH3—Clinical Trial Optional). This review helps decide which researchers and teams receive research support.
Grant Materials Kept Confidential
The meeting will be closed to the public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) on April 14-15, 2025, to protect confidential trade secrets, patentable material, and personal information in grant applications. This preserves applicants’ sensitive commercial and personal information from public disclosure.
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