# 2025-22050: NIH's Hidden Grant Decisions: Another Round of Secret Science Meetings

2025-22050, Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings, is a Federal Register notice from Health and Human Services Department, National Institutes of Health published 2025-12-05, effective 2026-01-27 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-22050
- As of: 2026-06-08
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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-22050
- Title: Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; National Institutes of Health
- Citation: 90 FR 56173
- Published: 2025-12-05
- Effective: 2026-01-27
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

NIH's Hidden Grant Decisions: Another Round of Secret Science Meetings

## Summary

The Center for Scientific Review is holding a closed virtual meeting on January 27, 2026, to review special brain research grant applications. These meetings are private to protect secret ideas and personal info of applicants. Scientists applying for these grants and the research community should note this important review date, but no new costs or changes affect the public.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2025-22050 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/05/2025-22050/center-for-scientific-review-notice-of-closed-meetings)
- [2025-22050 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-05/pdf/2025-22050.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-22050 (as of 2026-06-08).