More Hidden Brain and Vaccine Grant Review Sessions
Published Date: 4/8/2026
Notice
Summary
The Center for Scientific Review is holding several closed virtual meetings on May 1, 2026, to review and evaluate important grant applications in brain injury, vaccine design, and metabolism research. These meetings protect private info and trade secrets, so the public can’t attend. Researchers and institutions applying for grants should note these dates as they impact funding decisions.
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NIH Grant Review Meetings Set Dates
The NIH Center for Scientific Review will hold virtual meetings on May 1, 2026 and May 4-5, 2026 to review and evaluate grant applications in areas including traumatic and vascular brain injury, hepatitis C vaccine design, endocrinology/metabolism/nutrition, the CTSA program, mental health, respiratory and allergic diseases, and immunology. If you are a researcher or an institution applying for these grants, these meetings impact funding decisions for those applications.
Meetings Closed to Protect Confidential Info
The meetings on May 1 and May 4-5, 2026 will be closed to the public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) because grant applications could disclose confidential trade secrets, patentable material, or personal information. That means the public cannot attend these virtual review meetings so applicants' confidential information is protected.
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