Environmental Health Experts Meet: Grants on the Agenda
Published Date: 8/19/2025
Notice
Summary
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences is holding a hybrid meeting from November 16-18, 2025, where experts will review grant applications and chat with researchers. Some parts are open to the public online, while others are private to protect personal info. This meeting affects scientists seeking funding and anyone interested in environmental health research updates.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Open Sessions Videocast Available
You can watch the meeting's open sessions online via the NIH Videocasting website (http://videocast.nih.gov/). The open videocast covers portions of the hybrid meeting on November 17-18, 2025, and is available to the public while in-person attendance is limited to space available.
Grant Reviews Held in Closed Sessions
Portions of the meeting on November 16-18, 2025 are closed to the public to review and evaluate individual grant applications and to consider personnel qualifications and investigator competence. These closed sessions protect personal privacy by keeping those grant review discussions private.
In-Person Attendance Limits and Accommodations
In-person attendance is limited to space available at the NIEHS Rodbell Auditorium for the November 16-18, 2025 hybrid meeting, and people who need special assistance (for example, sign language interpretation) should notify the Contact Person in advance. Visitors to the campus must follow NIH visitor security procedures and show one form of identification when attending on-site.
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