# 2025-21038: Secret Science Society Holds Mysterious Closed-Door Grant Meetings

2025-21038, 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/2025-21038
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-21038
- 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

Secret Science Society Holds Mysterious Closed-Door Grant Meetings

## Summary

The Center for Scientific Review is holding a closed virtual meeting on December 18, 2025, to review important grant applications related to heart and lung research. These meetings are private to protect secret ideas and personal info. Scientists and researchers applying for grants should note this review as it impacts funding decisions.

## Effects PRIA read

- NIH grant review for heart and lung research: mixed, medium. If you applied for NIH grants in cardiovascular and respiratory sciences, your applications will be reviewed at a closed virtual meeting on December 18, 2025 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The meeting is closed to protect confidential trade secrets and personal information and the review may affect fu…

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## Sources
- [2025-21038 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/25/2025-21038/center-for-scientific-review-notice-of-closed-meetings)
- [2025-21038 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-25/pdf/2025-21038.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-21038 (as of 2026-06-08).