# 2026-22550: NIH Reviewers Meet Behind Closed Doors to Assess Research Grants

2026-22550, Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings, is a Federal Register notice from Health and Human Services Department, National Institutes of Health published 2026-11-05, effective 2026-11-30; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22550
- As of: 2026-11-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22550
- Title: Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; National Institutes of Health
- Citation: 91 FR 69855
- Published: 2026-11-05
- Effective: 2026-11-30
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-06

## In one line

NIH Reviewers Meet Behind Closed Doors to Assess Research Grants

## 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.

## Effects PRIA read

- Cardiovascular Grant Applications Reviewed: benefit, low. 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: benefit, low. 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 prog…
- Meetings Closed to the Public: cost, low. 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 vi…

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- [2026-22114](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22114): Fogarty International Center; Notice of Meeting, 2026-10-29
- [2026-21974](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-21974): National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; Notice of Meeting, 2026-10-28

## Sources
- [2026-22550 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/05/2026-22550/center-for-scientific-review-notice-of-closed-meetings)
- [2026-22550 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-05/pdf/2026-22550.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22550 (as of 2026-11-06).