NIH Locks Doors for Secret Grant Review Sessions
Published Date: 3/6/2025
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Summary
The NIH’s Center for Scientific Review is holding several closed virtual meetings from late March to early April 2025 to review important grant applications. These meetings keep sensitive info private, protecting researchers’ ideas and personal details. Scientists applying for funding should note these dates as they impact which projects get money and when decisions happen.
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NIH Closed Virtual Grant Review Meetings
The NIH Center for Scientific Review will hold multiple closed virtual meetings to review and evaluate grant applications on specific dates between March 27, 2025 and May 2, 2025 (individual study sections list exact dates). These meetings are closed under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) to protect confidential trade secrets, patentable material, and personal information; scientists applying for NIH funding should note these dates because they affect which projects get funded and when decisions occur.
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