NIH Grant Transparency: Database of Denied Research Proposals and Open Data Access.
This law significantly increases transparency in how the National Institutes of Health (NIH) allocates public funds for scientific research. It mandates the creation of a public database detailing all denied grant proposals, including the specific reasons for rejection, enhancing accountability for taxpayer money. Furthermore, independent researchers will gain access to internal review scores and full proposal texts, allowing for better oversight of the medical research funding process.
Key points
NIH must establish and regularly update a database listing all denied research proposals, along with a clear explanation for each denial.
Independent researchers will gain access to sensitive NIH internal data, including individual scores and written comments from peer reviewers on both funded and unfunded projects.
This data sharing includes full texts of proposals and reports, though the names of peer reviewers and applicants for denied awards must be removed.
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