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The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced a notice seeking public comment on a proposed information collection related to the Older Adult Home Modification Grant Program. This program provides grants for home modifications to help low-income elderly homeowners stay in their homes. HUD is evaluating how these grants are implemented and their impact on recipients. The public can submit comments on whether the information collection is necessary, its burden estimate, and suggestions to enhance its quality or minimize the burden on respondents.

The National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, has announced that there will be closed meetings in February and March 2021. These meetings are related to reviewing and evaluating grant applications and will not be open to the public because confidential information, such as trade secrets and personal data, may be discussed. The meetings will be held via video at the Institute's Gateway Building in Bethesda, MD. The meetings will be attended by specialized panels focusing on topics like the transition to aging and molecular determinants of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) risk.

The National Institute of Nursing Research is holding a closed virtual meeting to review and evaluate small business grant applications. This meeting, set for April 17, 2025, will take place from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. and will not be open to the public due to privacy concerns related to confidential information about grant applications. Joshua R. Wolff, Ph.D., is the contact person for the meeting, which falls under the Health and Human Services Department and the National Institutes of Health.

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has announced a closed meeting of the Special Emphasis Panel scheduled for January 30, 2025. The meeting is set to take place from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and will be held at the NIH facility in Rockville, MD, with video assistance. The purpose of this meeting is to review and assess grant applications, and it will be closed to the public to prevent the disclosure of confidential trade secrets and personal information. Interested parties can contact Dr. Maryam Rohani for more information.

The Foreign Agricultural Service, part of the USDA, is planning to request an extension for a currently approved information collection concerning the Emerging Markets Program, as per the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This program involves collecting information from applicants seeking grants to evaluate the viability of proposed projects and ensure compliance with statutory requirements. Public comments on this proposal must be submitted by May 5, 2025, via mail, email, or the Federal eRulemaking Portal. The estimated public reporting burden for respondents is about 6.4 hours per response, with an annual total burden of 2,100 hours.