The International Conference “RFBR Grants for NICA” took place in the Laboratory of High Energy Physics JINR. The event was attended by Deputy Chairman of the RFBR Board, RAS Corresponding Member V. V. Kvardakov (he welcomed participants of the meeting in the video conference format), heads of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and participants, i.e. those who applied for the competition “Megascience-NICA” two years ago, won it, received grants and now presented their reports at the video conference.