# 2025-20997: Scientists Hold Secret Meetings to Decide Research Funding

2025-20997, 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 2025-12-17 (as of 2026-06-08).

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- As of: 2026-06-08
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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-20997
- Title: Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; National Institutes of Health
- Citation: 90 FR 53362
- Published: 2025-11-25
- Effective: 2025-12-17
- 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 to Decide Research Funding

## Summary

The NIH’s Center for Scientific Review is holding a closed virtual meeting on December 17-18, 2025, to review grant applications about kidney disease. These meetings are private to protect secret research info and personal details. Scientists applying for grants and the research community are affected, but no new costs or deadlines are introduced.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2025-20997 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/25/2025-20997/center-for-scientific-review-notice-of-closed-meetings)
- [2025-20997 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-25/pdf/2025-20997.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20997 (as of 2026-06-08).