From HIV to Tribal Health: NIH's Secret Grant Sessions
Published Date: 3/25/2025
Notice
Summary
The Center for Scientific Review at the NIH is holding several closed virtual meetings in April and May 2025 to review important grant applications. These meetings protect private info and trade secrets while deciding which projects get funding. Researchers applying for grants in HIV/AIDS, Native American health, and social science fields should note these dates as they impact funding decisions.
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HIV/AIDS Fellowship Review Meeting
If you applied for an HIV/AIDS Behavioral fellowship, your grant applications will be reviewed at a closed virtual meeting on April 23, 2025 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The meeting will review and evaluate grant applications and is closed to the public.
Native American Health Grant Review
If you applied for intervention research to improve Native American health, your grant applications will be reviewed at a closed virtual meeting on May 6, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The meeting will review and evaluate grant applications and is closed to the public.
Small Business Research Panel Meeting
If you are a small business applying to the Small Business: Social and Community Influences Across the Lifecourse program, your grant applications will be reviewed at a closed virtual meeting on May 9, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The meeting will review and evaluate grant applications and is closed to the public.
Meetings Closed; Applicant Privacy Protected
The Center for Scientific Review will close these meetings to the public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) because discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or personal information. That means the public cannot attend these sessions and applicant materials are treated as confidential during the review.
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