NIH Closes Doors for Heart and Brain Grant Reviews in August
Published Date: 7/11/2025
Notice
Summary
The Center for Scientific Review is holding several closed virtual meetings in August 2025 to review important grant applications related to heart health, brain tech, HIV treatments, and circulation science. These meetings keep sensitive info private to protect ideas and personal details. Researchers and grant applicants should note these dates as they impact funding decisions but don’t involve public attendance or new costs.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Small Business Anti‑Infective Grants Reviewed
A Special Emphasis Panel for Small Business—Anti‑Infective Therapeutics will review grant applications on August 14, 2025. Small business applicants should note this date for when their applications will be evaluated.
Neuroscience Fellowship Reviews
The Fellowships: Neuroscience Special Emphasis Panel will review and evaluate fellowship grant applications on August 15, 2025, which is relevant for students and trainees seeking NIH neuroscience fellowships.
HIV Long‑Acting Strategies RFA Panel
An RFA panel titled 'Advancing Translation of Long‑Acting Strategies for HIV and HIV‑Associated Co‑infections (AT LAST)' will review and evaluate grant applications on August 7, 2025.
Meetings Closed to the Public
The NIH Center for Scientific Review announced that meetings on August 6–15, 2025 are closed to the public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and (c)(6) to protect confidential trade secrets, patentable material, and personal information in grant applications.
Meetings Held Virtually
All listed review meetings for August 6–15, 2025 will be held as virtual meetings, meaning participants will join remotely rather than in-person at the listed NIH addresses.
Cardio, Neuro, Circulation Panels Scheduled
NIH review panels for Cardiovascular Sciences (Aug 6–7, 2025), Neurotechnology (Aug 7–8, 2025), Circulation Sciences (Aug 12, 2025), and related population analytics panels (Aug 12–13, 2025) will review and evaluate grant applications on those dates.
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