# 2025-22095: NIH Announces Mystery Closed Meetings with Zero Details

2025-22095, 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 2026-01-21 (as of 2026-06-08).

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- As of: 2026-06-08
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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-22095
- Title: Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; National Institutes of Health
- Citation: 90 FR 56170
- Published: 2025-12-05
- Effective: 2026-01-21
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

NIH Announces Mystery Closed Meetings with Zero Details

## Summary

The NIH’s Center for Scientific Review is holding a closed virtual meeting on January 21-22, 2026, to review important grant applications related to brain and hearing research. These meetings are private to protect secret ideas and personal info. Scientists applying for grants should note this review could impact funding decisions but won’t cost extra or change deadlines.

## Effects PRIA read

- Closed Review Protects Applicant Secrets: benefit, medium. The NIH will hold a closed virtual meeting on January 21-22, 2026 to review brain and hearing grant applications. The meeting is closed under 5 U.S.C. sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) to protect confidential trade secrets, patentable material, and personal information of applicants.
- Review Could Affect Grant Funding Decisions: mixed, medium. If you applied for a brain or hearing research grant, the NIH review on January 21-22, 2026 could affect funding decisions for your application. The notice states this review will not impose extra costs on applicants and will not change application deadlines.

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## Sources
- [2025-22095 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/05/2025-22095/center-for-scientific-review-notice-of-closed-meetings)
- [2025-22095 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-05/pdf/2025-22095.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-22095 (as of 2026-06-08).