Scientists Lock Doors to Decide Who Gets Research Cash
Published Date: 12/4/2025
Notice
Summary
The NIH’s Center for Scientific Review is holding a closed virtual meeting on December 18-19, 2025, to review brain injury research grant applications. These meetings are private to protect secret ideas and personal info. Scientists applying for grants and the research community are affected, but no public attendance or money changes are involved.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Public barred from grant review meeting
The NIH Center for Scientific Review will hold a closed virtual meeting on December 18-19, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. to review grant applications. The meeting is closed to the public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), so members of the general public cannot attend.
Grant applicants' confidential information protected
NIH states the grant applications and discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets, patentable material, or personal information, so the meeting is closed to protect that information. Scientists and others associated with the grant applications have their commercial and personal information shielded during the December 18-19, 2025 virtual review.
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