Shutdown Delays NIH's Secret Science Funding Huddle
Published Date: 11/28/2025
Notice
Summary
The NIH’s Center for Scientific Review is holding a closed virtual meeting on December 19, 2025, to review important grant applications for research funding. This meeting was delayed due to a government shutdown but is now urgent to keep vital health research on track. Scientists applying for grants and the public waiting on research progress are affected, with no direct money changes but crucial timing for funding decisions.
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NIH Grant Review Rescheduled Urgently
The NIH Center for Scientific Review will hold a closed virtual meeting on December 19, 2025, from 09:30 a.m. to 05:00 p.m. to review grant applications (K99/R00, K01, and K25). The meeting was canceled earlier because of a 43-day government shutdown and is being held with less than 15 days' notice so evaluations can be submitted for timely funding recommendations, affecting scientists who applied and the public waiting on research progress; there are no direct changes to award amounts in this notice.
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