Scientists Hold Secret Meetings to Decide Research Funding
Published Date: 11/25/2025
Notice
Summary
The NIH’s Center for Scientific Review is holding a closed virtual meeting on December 9-10, 2025, to review important grant applications. This meeting was delayed due to a government shutdown but is now urgent to keep vital health research funding on track. Scientists and researchers waiting on funding decisions will be affected, with no direct cost changes announced.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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NIH grant review set for Dec 9–10, 2025
The NIH Center for Scientific Review will hold a virtual meeting on December 9–10, 2025 (9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) to review and evaluate grant applications. The meeting was delayed by a 43-day government shutdown and is being held urgently so evaluations can be submitted for timely funding recommendations; no direct cost changes were announced.
Meeting closed to protect applicants' confidentiality
The meeting will be closed to the public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and (c)(6) to protect confidential trade secrets, patentable material, and personal information in grant applications. That means applicants' proprietary and personal details will not be publicly disclosed during the December 9–10, 2025 review.
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