NIH Closes Doors for Yet Another Science Meeting
Published Date: 11/24/2025
Notice
Summary
The NIH’s Center for Scientific Review is holding a closed virtual meeting on December 2, 2025, to review important grant applications for health research. This meeting was delayed due to a government shutdown but is now urgent to keep funding on track for key medical studies. Scientists and small businesses working on therapies for developmental and psychiatric disorders are directly affected.
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NIH Grant Review Meeting Scheduled
The NIH Center for Scientific Review will hold a closed virtual meeting on December 2, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. to review and evaluate grant applications for therapeutic development targeting developmental, psychiatric, and substance use disorders. If you are a scientist or small business applying for those NIH grants, this meeting advances the application review process that leads to funding recommendations.
43-Day Shutdown Caused Funding Delay
The meeting was canceled earlier because of a 43-day government shutdown due to lapsed appropriations and is being held urgently so evaluations can be sent to national advisory councils for timely funding recommendations. If you applied for these NIH grants, the shutdown caused a delay in review, and the rescheduled meeting is intended to reduce further delay in funding decisions.
Meeting Closed to Protect Trade Secrets
The meeting will be closed to the public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and (c)(6) because grant discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets, patentable material, or personal information. If your grant application contains proprietary or personal information, the closed meeting protects those details from public disclosure.
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