# 2025-21022: Scientists Hold Secret Meetings, Won't Tell You Why

2025-21022, 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 2026-01-07 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-21022
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-21022
- Title: Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; National Institutes of Health
- Citation: 90 FR 53347
- Published: 2025-11-25
- Effective: 2026-01-07
- 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, Won't Tell You Why

## Summary

The Center for Scientific Review is holding a closed virtual meeting on January 7-8, 2026, to review important cancer research grant applications. These meetings are private to protect sensitive information and personal privacy. Researchers applying for grants and the NIH budget could be affected, but no new costs or deadlines are announced.

## Effects PRIA read

- Grant Review Meetings Closed to Public: mixed, low. The National Institutes of Health is holding a closed, virtual meeting on January 7-8, 2026 (09:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) to review and evaluate cancer research grant applications. The meeting is closed under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) to protect confidential trade secrets, patentable material,…
- No New Costs or Deadlines Announced: benefit, low. The notice states that no new costs or application deadlines are announced in connection with the January 7-8, 2026 grant review meeting. Researchers applying for grants should not expect additional fees or new submission deadlines from this meeting notice.

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## Sources
- [2025-21022 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/25/2025-21022/center-for-scientific-review-notice-of-closed-meetings)
- [2025-21022 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-25/pdf/2025-21022.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-21022 (as of 2026-06-08).