Mental Health Funding Gets Private NIH Once-Over
Published Date: 3/19/2025
Notice
Summary
The National Institute of Mental Health is holding a private virtual meeting on April 21 and April 30, 2025, to review grant applications for non-drug clinical trials. This meeting affects researchers seeking funding and keeps sensitive info safe. No money changes are announced, but these reviews help decide who gets research grants.
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NIMH grant reviews scheduled April 2025
If you are a researcher applying for National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) non‑pharmacological clinical trials grants, your applications will be reviewed in a closed virtual panel on April 21, 2025 (12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.) and April 30, 2025 (1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.). The panel’s agenda is to review and evaluate grant applications, and its evaluations help decide who receives research grants; no specific funding amounts were announced.
Review meeting closed to protect confidential material
The April 21 and April 30, 2025 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 of applicants, so the public cannot attend or observe the review discussions.
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