Shutdown Blues: NIH Rushes Infectious Disease Grant Huddle
Published Date: 12/1/2025
Notice
Summary
The NIH’s Center for Scientific Review is holding a closed virtual meeting on December 12, 2025, to review important grant applications for infectious disease research. This meeting was delayed due to a government shutdown but is now urgent to keep vital health research funding on track. Scientists and public health projects counting on NIH money are the ones affected by this quick reschedule.
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NIH grant review urgently rescheduled
If you are a scientist or run a public health research project awaiting NIH funding, the Center for Scientific Review will hold a closed virtual meeting on December 12, 2025 from 9:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The meeting was canceled earlier because of a 43-day government shutdown and is being held urgently so reviewers can evaluate grant applications and submit funding recommendations to national advisory councils.
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