NIH Reschedules Secret Grant Huddle Post-Shutdown
Published Date: 12/1/2025
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The NIH’s Center for Scientific Review is holding a secret virtual meeting on December 19, 2025, to review important grant applications for research training. This meeting was delayed by a government shutdown but is now urgent to keep funding on track for key health projects. Researchers waiting on NIH money should pay attention because these reviews help decide who gets funded next.
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Urgent NIH Grant Review for T32 Training
The NIH Center for Scientific Review will hold a closed virtual meeting on December 19, 2025 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to review Institutional Research Training (T32) grant applications. The meeting was rescheduled after a 43-day government shutdown and is being held with less than 15 days' notice so that evaluations can be sent to national advisory councils for timely funding recommendations—researchers waiting on NIH funding should pay attention.
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