Secret Science Grant Huddles Stay on Schedule
Published Date: 3/24/2025
Notice
Summary
The Center for Scientific Review is holding several closed virtual meetings in late April and early May 2025 to review important grant applications. These meetings protect private info and trade secrets while deciding which science projects get funding. Researchers and institutions waiting on grants should note these dates as they impact funding decisions but don’t involve public access or new costs.
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Closed Virtual Grant Review Meetings
The NIH Center for Scientific Review will hold several closed virtual meetings to review and evaluate grant applications on April 23-24, 2025; April 29-May 1, 2025; April 29, 2025; and May 1, 2025. These meetings are 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. If you or your institution submitted grant applications for the listed panels, those applications will be discussed in these closed sessions.
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