# 2026-10814: NIH Panels Meet Behind Closed Doors to Award Grants

2026-10814, Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings, is a Federal Register notice from Health and Human Services Department, National Institutes of Health published 2026-06-01, effective 2026-06-23; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-10814
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-10814
- Title: Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; National Institutes of Health
- Citation: 91 FR 32406
- Published: 2026-06-01
- Effective: 2026-06-23
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

NIH Panels Meet Behind Closed Doors to Award Grants

## Summary

The Center for Scientific Review is holding several closed virtual meetings in June 2026 to review and evaluate important grant applications. These meetings protect private info and trade secrets while deciding which research projects get funding. Scientists and researchers applying for grants should note these dates as they impact funding decisions but don’t involve public attendance or extra costs.

## Effects PRIA read

- Closed NIH Grant Review Meetings: benefit, low. The NIH Center for Scientific Review will hold multiple closed virtual meetings to review and evaluate grant applications on June 23, 2026; June 29, 2026; and June 29–30, 2026. Meetings are closed to the public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) and list times such as 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. a…
- Protection of Trade Secrets and Privacy: benefit, medium. The notice states the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets, commercial property (including patentable material), and personal information tied to grant applications, so meetings are closed to prevent unwarranted invasions of privacy. This legal basis is cited specifically as sectio…

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## Sources
- [2026-10814 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/01/2026-10814/center-for-scientific-review-notice-of-closed-meetings)
- [2026-10814 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-01/pdf/2026-10814.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-10814 (as of 2026-06-08).