Scientific conference funding

Executive Summary

FDA will continue to partially support scientific conferences by awarding limited number of grants each fiscal year ranging from $1,000-$25,000 in direct costs per conference, FDA announces in June 6 Federal Register. Agency notes applications will be "reviewed and evaluated for their scientific and technical merit by an ad hoc review panel" that will consider content/subject matter of conference in relation to agency's mission, conference plan, experience of principal investigator/director. FDA requests plans address specific objectives of "Healthy People 2010"...