NIH Locks Doors on Cancer Grant Gossip Sessions
Published Date: 8/19/2025
Notice
Summary
The Center for Scientific Review is holding several closed virtual meetings in October 2025 to review and decide on cancer research grant applications. These meetings keep sensitive info private to protect personal and commercial secrets. Researchers applying for grants and the NIH budget are affected, with no new costs or delays expected.
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Closed NIH grant review meetings
If you apply for an NIH cancer research grant, the Center for Scientific Review will hold closed, virtual meetings to review applications on October 15-16, 20-21, 22-23, and 27-28, 2025. The meetings are closed under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) to protect confidential trade secrets, commercial property, and personal information. The notice says researchers applying for grants and the NIH budget are affected and that no new costs or delays are expected.
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