June 9, 2009
NIH Is Deluged With 21,000 Grant Applications for Stimulus Funds
Rockville, Md.
The National Institutes of Health has received about 21,000 applications for its main category of grants through the federal economic-stimulus measure, both thrilling and overwhelming agency reviewers responsible for evaluating the proposals and distributing the money.
“The response has been extraordinary,” Antonio Scarpa, director of the NIH’s Center for Scientific Review, said at an agency conference here on Monday.
The numbers are causing concern for the
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