NIH Rushes Cancer Grant Reviews After Shutdown Snag
Published Date: 12/1/2025
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Summary
The NIH’s Center for Scientific Review is holding a closed virtual meeting on December 18, 2025, to review important cancer research grant applications. This meeting was delayed due to a government shutdown but is now urgent to keep funding on track for vital health projects. Researchers waiting on NIH funds and the public health community are affected by this quick rescheduling.
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NIH Reschedules Urgent Grant Review
The NIH Center for Scientific Review will hold a closed virtual meeting on December 18, 2025 (09:00 a.m. to 06:30 p.m.) to review Translational Cancer Research SPORE (P50) grant applications. The meeting was delayed by a 43-day government shutdown and is being held urgently so evaluations can be submitted to national advisory councils for timely funding recommendations, which affects researchers waiting on NIH funds and the public health community.
Grant Review Closed To Public
The December 18, 2025 meeting will be closed to the public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) because discussions could disclose trade secrets, commercial property, or personal information. That means the public cannot attend or observe the virtual review of these grant applications.
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