# 2026-22558: NIH Grant Reviewers Meet Privately to Sort Through Applications

2026-22558, 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 2026-12-01; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22558
- As of: 2026-11-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22558
- 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: 2026-12-01
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-06

## In one line

NIH Grant Reviewers Meet Privately to Sort Through Applications

## Summary

The Center for Scientific Review is holding several closed virtual meetings in early December 2026 to review and evaluate grant applications. These meetings affect researchers and small businesses seeking funding for health-related projects, ensuring privacy for sensitive information. No direct money changes are announced, but these reviews help decide who gets research grants.

## Effects PRIA read

- Closed NIH Grant Reviews Protect Applicant Privacy: benefit, low. If you are a researcher or a small business applying for NIH grants, the Center for Scientific Review will hold closed virtual meetings on December 1 and December 1–2, 2026 to review and evaluate grant applications for multiple Special Emphasis Panels (for example, Small Business: Kidney Disease; S…

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## Sources
- [2026-22558 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/05/2026-22558/center-for-scientific-review-notice-of-closed-meetings)
- [2026-22558 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-05/pdf/2026-22558.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22558 (as of 2026-11-06).