Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meeting
Published Date: 11/26/2025
Notice
Summary
The NIH’s Center for Scientific Review is holding a closed virtual meeting on December 5, 2025, to review important grant applications for small business research in biobehavioral processes. This meeting was delayed due to a government shutdown but is now urgent to keep funding on track for key health research. Scientists and small businesses waiting on these grants will see no change in funding timelines thanks to this quick reschedule.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Grant Funding Timelines Preserved
If you are a scientist or small business waiting on NIH small-business grants in biobehavioral processes, your funding timeline will not change because the NIH rescheduled the closed review meeting for December 5, 2025 (8:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m.). NIH says the quick reschedule after a 43-day government shutdown keeps evaluations on track so funding recommendations can be submitted to national advisory councils on time.
Grant Review Closed to Public
The NIH review meeting on December 5, 2025 (8:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m.) will be closed to the public to protect confidential trade secrets, patentable material, and personal information in grant applications. That means the public cannot attend the meeting, and applicants' sensitive commercial and personal information will be kept private during the review.
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