NIH Schedules Closed Meetings for Research Grant Reviews
Published Date: 4/15/2026
Notice
Summary
The Center for Scientific Review is holding several closed virtual meetings on May 8, 2026, to review and decide on important research grant applications. These meetings protect private info and trade secrets while helping decide who gets funding for cool science projects. If you’re a researcher waiting on grants, these reviews shape the future of your funding and research opportunities.
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NIH grant reviews on May 8 and 11
The NIH Center for Scientific Review will hold closed virtual meetings on May 8, 2026 and May 11-12, 2026 to review and evaluate listed grant applications. If you are a researcher with a pending application to these panels, those meetings will decide which projects receive NIH funding.
Meetings closed for privacy and trade secrets
The meetings are closed to the public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) to protect confidential trade secrets and personal information in grant applications. This protects applicants’ patentable material and personal data from public disclosure during the May 2026 reviews.
Review panels will meet virtually
All listed review meetings are held in a virtual meeting format (while the NIH address is Rockledge II, Bethesda). If you are a reviewer or applicant participating in these May 8 and May 11-12, 2026 panels, participation and logistics will occur remotely.
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