2025-20991Notice

Scientists Perfect Art of Saying Nothing While Saying Something

Published Date: 11/25/2025

Notice

Summary

The NIH’s Center for Scientific Review is holding a closed virtual meeting on December 10-11, 2025, to review important grant applications. This meeting was delayed by a government shutdown but is now urgent to keep vital health research funding on track. Scientists and researchers waiting on NIH grants are the ones affected, with no direct cost changes but a tight timeline to meet funding deadlines.

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

NIH Grant Review Urgently Rescheduled

If you are a scientist or researcher waiting on NIH grant decisions, the Center for Scientific Review will hold a closed virtual meeting on December 10-11, 2025 (9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.) to review and evaluate grant applications. The meeting was delayed by a 43-day government shutdown and is now urgent so evaluations can be submitted for timely funding recommendations; there are no direct cost changes, but the timeline is tight.

Public-Health Research Funding Timeline Protected

NIH is conducting an urgent review on December 10-11, 2025 so evaluations of biomedical research applications addressing multiple major public health priorities can be submitted to national advisory councils for timely funding recommendations. This action aims to keep funding decisions on schedule after a 43-day government shutdown disrupted the original meeting timeline.

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11/25/2025
12/10/2025

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