NIEHS Zooms In on Eco-Health Grant Mysteries
Published Date: 7/24/2025
Notice
Summary
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences is holding a public meeting on September 10, 2025, to discuss important scientific ideas and review grant applications. Scientists, researchers, and grant applicants will be affected as some parts of the meeting are open to everyone, while others are private to protect sensitive information. This meeting helps decide how research money is spent and what projects get funded.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Council Will Review Grant Applications
On September 10, 2025 the council will review and evaluate grant applications and consider which projects get funded, including consideration of intramural reports during the closed session from 2:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. This process helps decide how research money is spent and which scientists or projects receive funding.
Public and Virtual Meeting Access
You can attend parts of the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council meeting on September 10, 2025. Open sessions are 9:00 a.m.–11:15 a.m., 11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m., and 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m., and the meeting can be viewed via the NIH Videocast at https://videocast.nih.gov/.
Closed Sessions Protect Grant Details
A closed session will occur on September 10, 2025 from 2:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. to review grant applications. The session is closed under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) to protect confidential trade secrets, commercial property (such as patentable material), and personal information.
Accommodations for Attendees Provided
If you plan to attend and need special assistance (for example, sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations), you should notify the Contact Person in advance. The Contact Person listed is David M. Balshaw, Ph.D., with phone 984-287-3234 and the provided email address.
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