# 2025-20886: More Secret Science Meetings Because Grants Need Reviewing

2025-20886, 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 2025-12-18 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20886
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-20886
- Title: Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; National Institutes of Health
- Citation: 90 FR 53350
- Published: 2025-11-25
- Effective: 2025-12-18
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

More Secret Science Meetings Because Grants Need Reviewing

## Summary

The Center for Scientific Review is holding a closed virtual meeting on December 18, 2025, to review grant applications focused on improving treatments for mental illness in youth and adults. These meetings are private to protect sensitive information and personal privacy. Researchers applying for these grants and the NIH community are the main players, with no direct cost changes announced.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2025-20886 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/25/2025-20886/center-for-scientific-review-notice-of-closed-meetings)
- [2025-20886 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-25/pdf/2025-20886.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20886 (as of 2026-06-08).