Locked Lab Doors: Bioengineering Grants Face Private NIH Scrutiny in May
Published Date: 3/20/2025
Notice
Summary
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development is holding a closed virtual meeting on May 6, 2025, to review grant applications related to small business projects in rehabilitation and bioengineering. This meeting affects researchers and small businesses seeking funding, ensuring their private information stays protected. No direct money changes are announced, but the grant reviews could lead to future funding decisions.
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NIH small-business grant review on May 6
If you are a researcher or small business applying for Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD small business grants in rehabilitation and bioengineering, your application will be reviewed in a closed virtual meeting on May 6, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The meeting will review and evaluate grant applications and could lead to future funding decisions, though no immediate funding changes are announced.
Applicant confidential information protected
The meeting is closed to the public under sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), title 5, U.S.C., to protect confidential trade secrets, commercial property (including patentable material), and personal information of individuals associated with the grant applications. This means applicants' private and proprietary information discussed at the May 6, 2025 virtual meeting will be kept confidential.
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