2025-21008Notice

Fourth Copy-Paste Notice About More Secret Science Meetings

Published Date: 11/25/2025

Notice

Summary

The NIH’s Center for Scientific Review is holding a secret virtual meeting on December 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 changes to money but a tight timeline to catch up.

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Closed NIH Grant Review Meeting

If you have a biomedical research grant application to the NIH, the Center for Scientific Review will hold a closed virtual meeting on December 11, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. to review and evaluate grant applications. The meeting will be closed to the public because discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets, patentable material, or personal information.

43-Day Shutdown Caused Scheduling Catch-Up

The December 11, 2025 meeting was canceled earlier because of a 43-day government shutdown and is being held urgently to catch up. The notice was published less than 15 days before the meeting so evaluations of biomedical research applications can be submitted to national advisory councils for timely funding recommendations.

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11/25/2025
12/11/2025

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