2025-20633Notice

NIH Closes Doors for Brain Grant Reviews in January 2026

Published Date: 11/21/2025

Notice

Summary

The Center for Scientific Review is holding a closed virtual meeting on January 28-29, 2026, to review grant applications about brain disorders. These meetings are private to protect secret ideas and personal info, affecting researchers applying for funding. No registration is needed, and this helps keep the grant process fair and secure without any direct cost impact.

Analyzed Economic Effects

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Closed NIH Grant Review Meeting

If you are a researcher applying for NIH grants about neurodevelopmental or neuropsychiatric disorders, your applications will be reviewed in a closed virtual meeting on January 28-29, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The meeting is closed to the public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) to protect confidential trade secrets, patentable material, and personal information; registration is not required to attend.

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11/21/2025
1/28/2026

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