More Closed Doors for August Science Grant Evaluations
Published Date: 7/10/2025
Notice
Summary
The Center for Scientific Review is holding several closed virtual meetings on August 12, 2025, to review and decide on important research grant applications. These meetings protect private info and trade secrets while helping decide which projects get funding. Scientists and researchers applying for grants will be affected, with no direct cost changes but key decisions happening on that day.
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NIH grant and contract reviews Aug 12–15, 2025
On August 12–15, 2025, the NIH Center for Scientific Review will hold closed virtual meetings to review and evaluate grant applications and contract proposals. Panels listed include reviews such as Catalyze: Enabling Technologies and Product Definition (Aug 12), RFA-AI-24-068: New Therapeutic Strategies for Genital Herpes (Aug 12), Cellular and Molecular Biology of Complex Brain Disorders (Aug 13–14), and others; these meetings will decide which projects receive funding.
Meetings closed to protect confidential material
The meetings are closed under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) to protect confidential trade secrets, commercial property (including patentable material), and personal information about individuals associated with applications. This protects applicants’ proprietary information and privacy during the review and evaluation process.
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