# 2025-21016: More Secret Science Meetings Nobody Can Attend

2025-21016, 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 2026-01-08 (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-21016
- Title: Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; National Institutes of Health
- Citation: 90 FR 53346
- Published: 2025-11-25
- Effective: 2026-01-08
- 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 Nobody Can Attend

## Summary

The Center for Scientific Review is holding a closed virtual meeting on January 8, 2026, to review grant applications focused on small business cancer diagnosis and treatment projects. These meetings are private to protect sensitive information and personal privacy. This process helps decide which research projects get funding, impacting scientists and businesses working on cancer solutions.

## Effects PRIA read

- NIH review of small-business cancer grants: benefit, medium. The NIH Center for Scientific Review will hold a closed virtual meeting on January 8, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. to review and evaluate grant applications for the Small Business: Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (CDT) program. If you are a scientist or small business applying for these CDT gra…
- Closed meeting protects applicants' confidential information: benefit, medium. The meeting will be closed to the public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) on January 8, 2026, to protect confidential trade secrets, patentable material, and personal information in grant applications. If you apply, your sensitive commercial and personal details disclosed in the application…

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## Sources
- [2025-21016 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/25/2025-21016/center-for-scientific-review-notice-of-closed-meetings)
- [2025-21016 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-25/pdf/2025-21016.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-21016 (as of 2026-06-08).