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The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism is holding a closed meeting on March 5, 2025. The meeting will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and will be conducted virtually. Participants will review and evaluate grant applications, which involve discussions that may reveal confidential information or personal details. This confidentiality aligns with federal rules to protect trade secrets and personal privacy.

The Center for Scientific Review within the National Institutes of Health announced a closed meeting scheduled for January 6, 2025. This meeting will focus on reviewing and evaluating grant applications related to health services and systems, and it will be held virtually. Due to confidential discussions involving trade secrets or personal information, the meeting will not be open to the public. For more details, Tara Roshell Earl, Ph.D., serves as the contact person for this event.

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has announced two upcoming closed meetings in April 2025. These meetings are for reviewing and evaluating grant applications and will not be open to the public to protect confidential information, including trade secrets and personal details. The first meeting on April 14 will focus on the NHLBI Mentored Career Development K-Awards SEP, while the second on April 18 will discuss Transfusions in Preterm Neonates. Both meetings will be held virtually at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.

The National Institute on Aging is holding a closed meeting on January 10, 2025, to review and evaluate grant applications related to bone regulation. The meeting will be conducted virtually from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The session is closed to the public because it will involve discussions of confidential information, like trade secrets or personal details in grant applications, which must remain private. Dr. Nijaguna Prasad is the contact person for the meeting, and inquiries can be directed to him via phone or email.

The Department of Defense has identified several companies as "Chinese military companies" in accordance with the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act. This list includes entities such as 360 Security Technology, Huawei, and Tencent Holdings, among others. These designations mean the companies are linked to the Chinese military, and the list must be updated and published annually until 2030. Companies on this list have the option to request reconsideration if they believe they were wrongly included.

This document, issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), updates a major disaster declaration in Florida. Originally dated October 7, 2024, the amendment was issued on November 4, 2024, and announces that the emergency period has ended as of November 2, 2024. Additionally, it details various federal assistance programs available for disaster-related aid, such as loans, crisis counseling, and disaster unemployment assistance. The notice was filed by Deanne Criswell, Administrator of FEMA.

The National Institute of Mental Health announced a closed meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors from June 4 to June 6, 2025. This meeting is held to review, discuss, and evaluate the qualifications and performance of individual investigators involved in intramural programs and projects. The meeting will take place at the Porter Neuroscience Research Center in Bethesda, MD, and will be available to attend both in-person and virtually. The purpose of closing the meeting to the public is to protect personal privacy under the provisions of federal law.

The National Institutes of Health announced a closed meeting of the Heart, Lung, and Blood Program Project Review Committee scheduled for March 19, 2021. This meeting will take place virtually from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and involves reviewing and evaluating grant applications. The meeting is closed to the public because it might disclose confidential information or personal details related to the grant applications. Contact information for Dr. Melissa H. Nagelin, the Scientific Review Officer, is provided for any inquiries.

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health, announced two upcoming closed meetings on March 3 and March 25, 2021. These meetings are closed to the public because they will involve reviewing grant applications that could reveal confidential information. The March 3 meeting will focus on the National Institute of General Medical Sciences Special Emphasis Panel's review of PRAT Applications, while the March 25 meeting will review the Postdoctoral Research Associate Training (PRAT) Program. The meetings will take place online via video at the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland.

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke has scheduled several closed meetings in April 2025 to review and evaluate grant applications. These meetings will be conducted virtually and are closed to the public to protect confidential information, including trade secrets and personal data. The meetings will be led by various Scientific Review Officers and will cover different topics related to neurological disorders and research. The details, including the date, time, and contact information for each meeting, are outlined in the notice.