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NIH Center for Scientific Review Notice of Closed Grant Review Meetings (April 2026)

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Low Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The National Institutes of Health has published a notice for 13 closed virtual meetings of the Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panels and Study Sections scheduled primarily on April 23-24, 2026. These meetings are held to review and evaluate competitive grant applications in various biomedical and health-related fields. All meetings will be closed to the public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and (c)(6) to protect confidential trade secrets, commercial property, patentable material, and personal privacy of applicants. The sessions cover topics including vascular and hematological systems, BRAIN Initiative data analysis, influenza transmission, HIV virology, epidemiology, diabetes digital health technology, immune oncology, cancer center support grants, immunology training, and biochemistry.

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Key Changes

  • 13 closed virtual review meetings scheduled for April 23 and 24, 2026
  • Meetings closed to public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6)
  • All meetings held at NIH Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 in virtual format

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Obligations

What this law requires

high

Close all 13 Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel and Study Section meetings to the public during April 23-24, 2026

National Institutes of Health, Center for Scientific Review
operational
high

Conduct all meetings in virtual format at National Institutes of Health, Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892

National Institutes of Health, Center for Scientific Review
operational
high

Protect confidential trade secrets, commercial property, patentable material, and personal information of grant applicants from disclosure during closed meetings

National Institutes of Health review panel members and staff
prohibition
medium

Designate a Scientific Review Officer as contact person for each of the 13 meetings to manage inquiries and meeting logistics

National Institutes of Health, Center for Scientific Review
operational
high

Review and evaluate competitive grant applications in designated biomedical and health-related fields during each scheduled panel meeting

Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panels and Study Sections
operational

Affected Parties

NIH grant applicantsBiomedical researchers+3 more…

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NIH grants,scientific review,closed meetings