NIH Review Center Sets Closed Sessions for Fall Grant Evaluations
Published Date: 8/5/2025
Notice
Summary
The Center for Scientific Review is holding several closed virtual meetings this fall to review and decide on important research grant applications. These meetings protect private info and trade secrets while helping decide who gets funding for health and science projects. If you’re a researcher applying for grants, these dates in September and October 2025 are key for your funding chances!
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Closed NIH grant-review meeting dates
If you are a researcher applying for NIH grants, the Center for Scientific Review will hold virtual, closed meetings to review and evaluate grant applications on September 4, 2025 and October 20–24, 2025. These are the dates when reviewers will examine grant applications for the listed study sections.
Closed meetings to protect confidentiality
The meetings will be closed to the public 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 tied to grant applications. That means applicants’ sensitive technical and personal information will not be publicly disclosed during these virtual sessions.
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