The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced several closed meetings for reviewing grant applications. The meetings will be held virtually and are closed to the public to protect confidential information, including trade secrets and personal privacy. Various NIH committees, such as the Healthcare Delivery and Methodologies Integrated Review Group and the Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel, will meet in March 2021 to review and assess these applications. The meetings will cover topics like social sciences, population studies, addiction interventions, and planning global infectious disease research programs.
Simple Explanation
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is having secret online meetings in March 2021 to talk about plans people have made to help with health topics, but they keep the meetings private to protect people's secrets and privacy. Some of the things they'll discuss are how to help people stop using bad substances and how to fight against diseases that spread around the world.