# 2025-21026: More Secret Science Meetings Because Apparently One Wasn't Enough

2025-21026, 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 2026-01-30 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-21026
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-21026
- Title: Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; National Institutes of Health
- Citation: 90 FR 53340
- Published: 2025-11-25
- Effective: 2026-01-30
- 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 Apparently One Wasn't Enough

## Summary

The NIH’s Center for Scientific Review is holding a closed virtual meeting on January 30, 2026, to review important grant applications related to blood and vascular research. These meetings keep sensitive info private, protecting trade secrets and personal details. Researchers and grant applicants should note this date as it impacts funding decisions but doesn’t involve public access or new costs.

## Effects PRIA read

- Closed NIH Review Affects Grant Applicants: mixed, medium. If you are a researcher or grant applicant, note that the NIH Center for Scientific Review will hold a closed virtual meeting on January 30, 2026, from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. to review and evaluate grant applications related to blood and vascular research. This review directly affects funding deci…
- Applicant Privacy and Trade Secret Protection: benefit, low. The meeting will be closed to the public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) to protect confidential trade secrets, commercial property (such as patentable material), and personal information about individuals associated with the applications. If you submit a grant application, your sensitive…

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## Sources
- [2025-21026 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/25/2025-21026/center-for-scientific-review-notice-of-closed-meetings)
- [2025-21026 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-25/pdf/2025-21026.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-21026 (as of 2026-06-08).