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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.