Brain Drain: NIH Secretly Sizes Up Alzheimer's Cure Grant Hopes
Published Date: 12/3/2025
Notice
Summary
The Center for Scientific Review is holding a closed virtual meeting on January 16, 2026, to review grant applications focused on developing treatments for Alzheimer's and related brain diseases. This meeting affects small businesses and researchers seeking funding, keeping sensitive info private. No money changes now, but decisions made could lead to future funding for promising projects.
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Applicants' trade secrets and privacy protected
The meeting will be closed to the public 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 grant applicants during the review on January 16, 2026. This keeps sensitive commercial and personal details private while applications are evaluated.
Small-business grant reviews may lead to funding
If you are a small business applying for NIH grants to develop Alzheimer's or related dementia treatments, your application will be reviewed in a virtual meeting on January 16, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. No money is awarded at the meeting, but the review and decisions could lead to future NIH funding for promising projects.
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