# 2025-20845: Scientists Hold Secret Meetings About Your Tax Money

2025-20845, 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 2026-02-02 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20845
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-20845
- Title: Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; National Institutes of Health
- Citation: 90 FR 53354
- Published: 2025-11-25
- Effective: 2026-02-02
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Scientists Hold Secret Meetings About Your Tax Money

## Summary

The Center for Scientific Review is holding a closed virtual meeting on February 2, 2026, to review grant applications focused on aging and mental health career development. These meetings are private to protect sensitive information like personal details and trade secrets. Researchers applying for grants and NIH staff are the main players, with no new costs or deadlines announced.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2025-20845 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/25/2025-20845/center-for-scientific-review-notice-of-closed-meetings)
- [2025-20845 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-25/pdf/2025-20845.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20845 (as of 2026-06-08).