NIH Announces Closed Virtual Grant Review Sessions
Published Date: 12/29/2025
Notice
Summary
The Center for Scientific Review at the NIH is holding several closed virtual meetings in January 2026 to review important grant applications. These meetings protect private info and trade secrets while deciding who gets research funding. Scientists and institutions applying for grants should note these dates as they impact funding decisions but don’t involve public attendance or new costs.
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Closed virtual grant review meetings
The NIH Center for Scientific Review will hold closed virtual meetings on January 22, January 26, and January 30, 2026 to review and evaluate grant applications. These meetings directly affect who receives research funding because they decide grant awards.
Privacy and trade-secret protections enforced
The meetings are closed under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) to protect confidential trade secrets, commercial property (such as patentable material), and personal information of people associated with grant applications. This protects applicants’ sensitive technical and personal information during the review process.
No public attendance and no new costs
These review meetings will be virtual and closed to the public, and the notice states they do not involve public attendance or new costs. Members of the public will not be able to attend, and the meetings are not imposing new costs.
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