# 2025-09272: More Secret NIH Sessions to Judge Your Science Funding Fate

2025-09272, Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings, is a Federal Register notice from Health and Human Services Department, National Institutes of Health published 2025-05-23, effective 2025-06-23 (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-09272
- Title: Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; National Institutes of Health
- Citation: 90 FR 22099
- Published: 2025-05-23
- Effective: 2025-06-23
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

More Secret NIH Sessions to Judge Your Science Funding Fate

## Summary

The Center for Scientific Review at the NIH is holding several closed virtual meetings on June 23-24, 2025, to review important grant applications. These meetings protect private info and trade secrets while deciding which research projects get funding. Scientists and small businesses applying for grants will be directly affected, with no new costs but key decisions happening soon.

## Effects PRIA read

- Closed NIH grant review meetings: mixed, medium. The NIH Center for Scientific Review will hold closed virtual meetings on June 23–25, 2025 to review and evaluate grant applications. The meetings are closed to protect confidential trade secrets and personal information and will determine which research and fellowship applications move forward.
- Small business grant panels scheduled: mixed, medium. If you are a small business applying for NIH funding, Special Emphasis Panels titled 'Small Business: Therapeutic Development for Developmental, Psychiatric, and Substance Use Disorders' and 'Small Business: Musculoskeletal Sciences in Diagnostics, Devices, and Rehabilitation' will meet virtually o…
- Fellowship applications to be reviewed: mixed, medium. A Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel for Fellowships in Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, and Bioengineering will meet virtually on June 23–24, 2025 to review and evaluate fellowship applications. The panel's decisions will affect which fellowship awards are made.

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## Sources
- [2025-09272 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/23/2025-09272/center-for-scientific-review-notice-of-closed-meetings)
- [2025-09272 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-23/pdf/2025-09272.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-09272 (as of 2026-06-08).