# 2025-20807: What's Hiding in NIH's Secret Closed-Door Science Review Sessions?

2025-20807, Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings, is a Federal Register notice from Health and Human Services Department, National Institutes of Health published 2025-11-25, effective 2026-01-22 (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-20807
- Title: Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; National Institutes of Health
- Citation: 90 FR 53360
- Published: 2025-11-25
- Effective: 2026-01-22
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

What's Hiding in NIH's Secret Closed-Door Science Review Sessions?

## Summary

The NIH’s Center for Scientific Review is holding a closed virtual meeting on January 22-23, 2026, to review important grant applications. These meetings are private to protect secret ideas and personal info. Scientists and researchers applying for grants should note this schedule, but no new costs or changes to funding are involved.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2025-20807 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/25/2025-20807/center-for-scientific-review-notice-of-closed-meetings)
- [2025-20807 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-25/pdf/2025-20807.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20807 (as of 2026-06-08).