NIH Notice of Closed Grant Review Meetings
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Announces seven virtual NIH study section meetings in June 2026 to review and evaluate grant applications in neuroscience, eye disease, imaging, surgery, digital health, and related research areas. The meetings will be closed to the public because the applications may include trade secrets, patentable material, commercial information, and personal information. Researchers and institutions with applications under review should note the dates and contact the listed NIH scientific review officers if they need meeting-related information.
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Key Changes
- Schedules seven NIH virtual study section meetings in June 2026.
- Closes the meetings to the public to protect confidential grant application information.
- Provides contacts for each meeting for researchers and institutions seeking meeting-related information.
Obligations
What this law requires
The NIH Center for Scientific Review must conduct the listed June 2026 study section meetings as closed virtual meetings, not open to the public, because grant applications and discussions may disclose confidential trade secrets, patentable or commercial information, and personal information.
Members of the public and other unauthorized persons must not attend or access the listed NIH study section meetings because they are closed under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6).