NIH Schedules Secret Virtual Meetings for Research Grant Reviews
Published Date: 3/5/2026
Notice
Summary
The NIH’s Center for Scientific Review is holding several closed virtual meetings in early April 2026 to review and decide on important research grant applications. These meetings protect private info and trade secrets while helping decide which science projects get funding. Researchers applying for grants in health fields like cancer, heart, and diabetes should note these key review dates.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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NIH grant reviews set for April 7–10
If you applied for NIH research grants in the listed topics, your applications will be reviewed and evaluated in closed panels on April 7–10, 2026. Specific panels include reviews for vector-borne diseases and co-infection and cancer (April 7), cardiovascular and respiratory diseases (April 7–8), diabetes and metabolism (April 8), basic cancer immunobiology (April 8–9), drug and biologic disposition and toxicity (April 9–10), psychopathology (April 9), immunity and host defense (April 9–10), nutrition/diet/obesity/diabetes behavioral interventions (April 9–10), and the RFA-OD-24-011 R50 award panel (April 9).
Applicant trade secrets and privacy protected
The meetings will be closed under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) to protect confidential trade secrets, patentable material, and personal information associated with grant applications during the April 7–10, 2026 reviews. If your application includes proprietary data or personal identifiers, those materials are explicitly protected from public disclosure during these reviews.
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