NIH Locks Doors for Secret Alzheimer's Grant Huddle
Published Date: 7/21/2025
Notice
Summary
The Center for Scientific Review is holding private virtual meetings in August 2025 to review important grant applications about Alzheimer's and aging research. These closed sessions protect sensitive info like personal details and trade secrets. Scientists and researchers applying for funding should note these dates as they impact which projects get support.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Closed NIH Grant Review Dates
If you are a scientist or researcher who applied for NIH funding in Alzheimer's disease or aging research, your grant applications will be reviewed and evaluated in closed meetings on August 19, 2025 (9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.) and August 20–21, 2025 (10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.). The notices name panels for Career Development Review in Alzheimer’s Disease and for Collaborative Applications in Aging Research.
Confidentiality Protections for Applications
The meetings are closed to the public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) to protect confidential trade secrets, commercial property (including patentable material), and personal information of individuals associated with the grant applications.
Virtual Format and Contact Information
Both panels are listed as virtual meetings. Contact persons are provided: Kristin L. McNally, Ph.D. (Scientific Review Officer) and Bo-Shiun Chen, Ph.D. (Scientific Review Officer) with the listed addresses, phone, and email for inquiries about the reviews.
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