More Hidden Reviews: NIH Funds Brain and Vaccine Research Quietly
Published Date: 4/8/2026
Notice
Summary
The Center for Scientific Review at the NIH is holding several closed virtual meetings on May 1, 2026, to review important grant applications in brain injury, vaccine design, and metabolism research. These meetings protect private info and trade secrets while deciding who gets funding. Scientists and researchers applying for grants should note these dates as they impact funding decisions but don’t involve public access or new costs.
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NIH closed grant review meetings
If you are a scientist or researcher applying for NIH grants in areas like traumatic and vascular brain injury, vaccine design (Hepatitis C), endocrinology/metabolism, clinical and translational science (PAR-24-272), mental health, respiratory and allergic diseases, or immunology, the Center for Scientific Review will hold virtual, closed meetings to review and evaluate applications on May 1, 2026 and May 4–5, 2026. The meetings are closed to the public to protect trade secrets and personal information, and they will affect who receives funding but do not create new public access or new costs.
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