I am pleased… no… absolutely relieved to report that we have received the Notice of Award for our NIH Retinal Circuitry grant renewal for EY028927. Given all that has been going on <gestures widely> with NIH and the federal government, this has been a concern. We got a very good score on this, Council met back in October, but until now, we’ve not known whether or not this would be awarded, especially with a looming government shutdown. That makes over a year since the original submission on this.
If it were not for an incredibly generous private donation from Gabe Newell for which I will always be grateful, this past few months would have been tricky indeed.
My thanks to all the peeps at NIH, the grants management specialist, the PO and SRO and all those who labored through uncertain times to push this award through. You have my undying appreciation.