# 2026-22871: NIH Closes the Doors to Decide Who Gets Research Funding

2026-22871, Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings, is a Federal Register notice from Health and Human Services Department, National Institutes of Health published 2026-11-10, effective 2026-12-01; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22871
- As of: 2026-11-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22871
- Title: Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; National Institutes of Health
- Citation: 91 FR 72545
- Published: 2026-11-10
- Effective: 2026-12-01
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-11

## In one line

NIH Closes the Doors to Decide Who Gets Research Funding

## 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 eye disease, neuronal injury, infectious diseases, and related projects. No public access is allowed to protect private info and trade secrets, but these reviews help decide who gets research money.

## Effects PRIA read

- NIH grant reviews held in closed virtual meetings: mixed, medium. If you are a researcher applying for NIH grants in areas such as eye disease, neuronal injury, infectious diseases, renal/urology, substance use disorders, HIV comorbidities, behavioral epidemiology, collaborative multidisciplinary teams, or BRAIN Initiative projects, your applications will be revi…
- Dedicated small-business review panel Dec 3–4: benefit, medium. If you run a small business working on anti-infective therapeutics, diagnostic immunology, or decontamination, your grant applications will be reviewed by a Small Business Special Emphasis Panel in a virtual meeting on December 3–4, 2026. This panel’s agenda is to review and evaluate grant applicat…
- Applicant confidentiality protected; meetings closed: benefit, low. The meetings are closed to the public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) to protect confidential trade secrets, commercial property (such as patentable material), and personal information linked to grant applications. That means applicants’ proprietary information and personal data will not b…

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## Sources
- [2026-22871 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/10/2026-22871/center-for-scientific-review-notice-of-closed-meetings)
- [2026-22871 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-10/pdf/2026-22871.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22871 (as of 2026-11-11).