The phaseout of the R29 is official.  Yesterday, Dr. Varmus was at our place
and he talked about the phaseout and what went into their deliberations.
Said the decision was made just last week.  I suspect it will appear in the
NIH guide fairly soon.

>I just read an article in AAMC STAT (an e-mail distribution) that says that
>applications for the R29 mechanism will not be accepted after June 1, 1998.
>I knew this was coming EVENTUALLY, but I have not see any announcement from
>NIH and no one from NIH mentioned this at the NCURA conference last week.
>Did I just miss it in the NIH Guide?  Anyone hear anything official?
>
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