I. Review of Grant Applications
The National Advisory Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council convened in closed session to consider applications in the areas of allergy and immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases, and AIDS.
Funding Actions: The Council reviewed 566 research and training applications with primary assignment to NIAID for a requested amount of $110,684,613 in first-year direct costs and recommended approval of 566 applications for $110,684,613 in first-year direct costs. Ten Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) awards were recommended for approval.