# 2025-08527: NSF's Secret Huddles Decide Science Cash – Public Shut Out

2025-08527, Proposal Review; Notice of Meetings, is a Federal Register notice from National Science Foundation published 2025-05-15, effective NSF announces its intent to hold proposal review meetings throughout the year. NSF intends to publish a notice similar to this on a quarterly basis. (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-08527
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-08527
- Title: Proposal Review; Notice of Meetings
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: National Science Foundation
- Citation: 90 FR 20688
- Published: 2025-05-15
- Effective: NSF announces its intent to hold proposal review meetings throughout the year. NSF intends to publish a notice similar to this on a quarterly basis.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

NSF's Secret Huddles Decide Science Cash – Public Shut Out

## Summary

The National Science Foundation (NSF) will hold secret meetings all year to review and decide which research proposals get funding. These meetings protect private info and won’t be open to the public, but you can check the NSF website for schedules and updates. If you’re a researcher applying for NSF money, these reviews affect your chances and happen regularly.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2025-08527 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/15/2025-08527/proposal-review-notice-of-meetings)
- [2025-08527 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-15/pdf/2025-08527.pdf)

## Related
- [Previous: 2025-08526, Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-08526)
- [Next: 2025-08528, Combined Notice of Filings #3](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-08528)
- [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-08527 (as of 2026-06-08).