Bureaucrats Issue Notice of Nothing: Closed Meetings Stay Mysterious
Published Date: 12/5/2025
Notice
Summary
The NIH’s Center for Scientific Review is holding a closed virtual meeting on January 22, 2026, to review secret grant applications about genetics. This meeting keeps private info safe and affects researchers waiting on funding decisions. No money changes are announced, but the review helps decide who gets research grants.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Closed NIH Grant Review Meeting
The NIH Center for Scientific Review will hold a closed virtual meeting on January 22, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. to review and evaluate grant applications for genetics research. This meeting directly affects researchers who are waiting on funding decisions because their applications will be evaluated at that session.
Applicant Confidentiality Protected
The meeting will be closed under sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) of Title 5, U.S.C., to protect confidential trade secrets, patentable material, and personal information in grant applications. This protects the privacy and commercial information of people and organizations that applied for these genetics research grants.
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