Third Secret Science Meeting Notice Because Bureaucracy Loves Repetition
Published Date: 11/25/2025
Notice
Summary
The Center for Scientific Review is holding a closed virtual meeting on January 7, 2026, to review grant applications about treatments for brain and nervous system disorders. These meetings are private to protect secret ideas and personal info. Scientists and researchers applying for grants should note this important review date, but no new costs or changes affect the public.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Closed virtual grant review meeting
If you applied for NIH grants on therapeutic approaches for central nervous system disorders, your applications will be reviewed in a closed virtual meeting on January 7, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the National Institutes of Health (6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892). Scientists and researchers who submitted grant applications should note this review date and format.
Confidentiality protections for applications
The meeting will be closed to the public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) to protect confidential trade secrets, patentable material, and personal information in grant applications. This prevents public disclosure of applicants' proprietary ideas and private personal information during the review.
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