Shutdown Pushes NIH Grant Meeting – Research Funding Stalled!
Published Date: 12/3/2025
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 biomedical research. This meeting was delayed due to a government shutdown but is now urgent to keep funding on track for key health projects. Scientists and researchers waiting on NIH grants are the ones affected by this quick reschedule.
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Urgent NIH Grant Review Rescheduled
The NIH Center for Scientific Review will hold a closed virtual meeting on December 12, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. to review and evaluate biomedical grant applications. The meeting was canceled earlier because of a 43-day government shutdown and is being held urgently so evaluations can be submitted to national advisory councils for timely funding recommendations; the notice was published less than 15 days before the meeting due to exceptional circumstances.
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