NIH Announces Private Research Grant Meetings
Published Date: 3/27/2026
Notice
Summary
The NIH’s Center for Scientific Review is holding several closed virtual meetings in April 2026 to review and decide on important research grant applications. These meetings affect scientists seeking funding in areas like neuroscience, cancer, and liver disease. No public access is allowed to protect private info and trade secrets, and these reviews help decide where millions in research money will go.
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Closed NIH grant review meetings in April
The NIH Center for Scientific Review will hold multiple closed virtual meetings on April 16-17, April 22, and April 22-23, 2026 to review and evaluate research grant applications in areas like neuroscience, cancer, liver disease, and others. These closed reviews help decide where millions in research funding will be awarded and are not open to the public.
T32 training grant applications reviewed
On April 22, 2026 (10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.), the Center for Scientific Review will hold a virtual Special Emphasis Panel to review T32 Institutional Training Grant applications. If you are a student (trainee) or connected to institutional training programs, this review affects decisions about institutional training grants.
Meetings closed to protect secrets and privacy
All listed NIH Center for Scientific Review meetings in April 2026 are closed to the public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) to protect confidential trade secrets, patentable material, and personal information. You will not have public access to these meetings or their discussions.
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