NIH Holds Secret Meeting to Review Shutdown-Delayed Research Grants
Published Date: 1/13/2026
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The NIH’s Center for Scientific Review is holding a secret virtual meeting on January 27, 2026, to review important grant applications that got delayed by a recent government shutdown. This meeting is urgent because it helps decide which biomedical research projects get funded, impacting public health progress and NIH money flow. Scientists and researchers waiting on funding will feel the effects as the NIH catches up on its review work.
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NIH resumes delayed grant reviews
The NIH Center for Scientific Review will hold a closed virtual meeting on January 27, 2026 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. to urgently review grant applications delayed by a 43-day government shutdown. This meeting restarts evaluations so that funding recommendations can be submitted to national advisory councils, and scientists and researchers waiting on NIH funding will be directly affected as the agency catches up.
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