# 2025-22081: NIH's Center for Scientific Review Locks Doors for Secret Sessions

2025-22081, 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 2026-01-16 (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-22081
- Title: Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; National Institutes of Health
- Citation: 90 FR 56179
- Published: 2025-12-05
- Effective: 2026-01-16
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

NIH's Center for Scientific Review Locks Doors for Secret Sessions

## Summary

The NIH’s Center for Scientific Review is holding a closed virtual meeting on January 16, 2026, to review important health research grant applications. These meetings keep sensitive info private, protecting personal and trade secrets. Researchers applying for grants should note this date, as it impacts funding decisions but doesn’t change any deadlines or money amounts.

## Effects PRIA read

- NIH Grant Review Meeting Scheduled: mixed, medium. If you applied for NIH research funding, reviewers will meet virtually on January 16, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. to review and evaluate grant applications. This meeting can affect funding decisions but does not change any application deadlines or award amounts.
- Meetings Closed to Protect Confidentiality: benefit, low. The meeting will be closed to the public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) to protect confidential trade secrets and personal information in grant applications. That includes protecting patentable material and applicant personal data during the review.
- No Change to Deadlines or Funding: benefit, low. NIH states that holding the review on January 16, 2026 affects funding decisions but does not change any application deadlines or the amounts of awards. Applicants should expect the same submission schedule and award amounts despite the meeting.

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## Sources
- [2025-22081 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/05/2025-22081/center-for-scientific-review-notice-of-closed-meetings)
- [2025-22081 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-05/pdf/2025-22081.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-22081 (as of 2026-06-08).