NIH Hides Heart Research Funding Decisions in Secret Virtual Huddle
Published Date: 3/25/2025
Notice
Summary
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute is holding secret virtual meetings on April 28, 2025, to review important contract proposals. These closed sessions protect private info and trade secrets while deciding who gets funding. If you’re involved in these contracts, get ready for decisions that could impact money and projects soon!
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Closed NHLBI Contract-Review Meetings
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute will hold closed virtual meetings on April 28, 2025 to review and evaluate contract proposals: Coordinating Center-JHS (9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.), Community Engagement Center-JHS (10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m.), Field Center-JHS (11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.), and Training and Education Center-JHS (1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.). The meetings are closed to the public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) because discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets, patentable material, and personal information.
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