NIH Locks Doors on Pain and Cancer Grant Reviews
Published Date: 1/28/2026
Notice
Summary
The Center for Scientific Review is holding several closed virtual meetings in early 2026 to review and decide on important grant applications related to pain research, cell biology, and cancer studies. These meetings protect private info and trade secrets while helping decide who gets funding to advance science. Researchers applying for grants should note these dates as they impact funding decisions but don’t involve public attendance or new costs.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
NIH grant review dates set
The NIH Center for Scientific Review will review and evaluate grant applications on February 27, 2026 and March 3–6, 2026 (multiple panels listed). These virtual meetings will decide which grant applications move forward and therefore affect researchers and institutions that applied for funding.
Meetings closed to public for privacy
The listed NIH review meetings are closed to the public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and (c)(6) because discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or personal information. That means members of the public cannot attend these virtual review sessions.
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