Feds Secretly Judge Intermittent Fasting Research Funding
Published Date: 3/26/2025
Notice
Summary
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases is holding a closed virtual meeting on April 30, 2025, to review special grant applications about how our bodies manage energy and time-restricted eating. This meeting affects researchers waiting for funding decisions and keeps sensitive info private. No money changes are announced, but the grant reviews could shape future research support.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Closed NIH grant review meeting
If you are a researcher with a pending grant for the RC2 Interorgan Genomic Atlas and Time-Restricted Feeding program, your application will be reviewed at a closed virtual meeting on April 30, 2025, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The meeting is closed under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) to protect confidential trade secrets, patentable material, and personal information, and the grant reviews could influence future research support.
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