NIH Reviewers Meet Behind Closed Doors to Assess Research Grants
Published Date: 11/5/2026
Notice
Summary
The Center for Scientific Review is holding two closed virtual meetings on November 30, 2026, to review important grant applications. These meetings affect researchers applying for funding in cardiovascular sciences and tobacco regulatory science. No public access is allowed to protect private info and trade secrets, and the reviews help decide who gets research money.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Cardiovascular Grant Applications Reviewed
If you applied for cardiovascular research funding, your grant application will be reviewed in a closed virtual meeting on November 30, 2026 from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The meeting will evaluate and score applications and will be closed to protect confidential trade secrets and personal information.
Tobacco Regulatory Small Grants Reviewed
If you are a new investigator applying to RFA-OD-25-008 (Tobacco Regulatory Science Small Grant Program, R03), your application will be reviewed in a closed virtual meeting on November 30, 2026 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The meeting will review and evaluate applications for that specific R03 program.
Meetings Closed to the Public
Both meetings on November 30, 2026 are closed to the public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) to prevent disclosure of confidential trade secrets, patentable material, and personal information. You will not be able to attend or observe these specific grant review sessions because they are virtual and closed.
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