NIH Center Announces Closed Virtual Meetings for Grant Reviews
Published Date: 2/24/2026
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Summary
The Center for Scientific Review is holding several closed virtual meetings in late March 2026 to review important grant applications. These meetings protect private info and trade secrets while deciding which science projects get funding. Researchers applying for grants in areas like brain disorders, vaccines, and heart health should note these dates as they impact funding decisions.
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NIH Grant Reviews on March 25–27, 2026
If you are a researcher applying for NIH grants in areas such as brain disorders, vaccines, cancer, or cardiac biology, your applications will be reviewed during closed virtual meetings scheduled March 25–27, 2026. These panels (for example, study sections on neural basis of psychopathology, vaccines against infectious diseases, and cardiac biology) will review and evaluate grant applications and therefore affect which projects receive funding.
Reviews Closed to Protect Trade Secrets and Privacy
The meetings will be closed to the public under Title 5 U.S.C. sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) to protect confidential trade secrets, patentable material, and personal information. That means applicants' proprietary information and private data discussed in panels on March 25–27, 2026 will not be open for public inspection.
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