# Federal Register #2026-20366

NIH Center for Scientific Review Closed Virtual Grant Review Meetings

**Buyer:** Department of Health and Human Services — National Institutes of Health
**Posted:** October 05, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-20366

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review is convening closed virtual meetings to evaluate grant applications.
- **Government buyer:** U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Center for Scientific Review (CSR).
- **Meeting format and location:** Virtual meetings associated with the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland.
- **Review panel topics:**
  - Training and career development in basic and integrative biological sciences; institutional research grants; and career development.
  - Neuropathophysiology of addictive substances; substance-use research using existing data; and collaborative international research in health promotion and interventions.
  - Biochemical and cellular oncogenesis; biology of complex brain disorders; cognitive disorders and brain aging; and clinical neuroimmunology and brain tumors.
  - Health and medical technologies for clinical decision making; skeletal connective tissue biology; bacterial-host interactions; basic biology of blood, heart and vasculature; and pulmonary injury, repair, and remodeling.
- **Notable requirement:** Meetings are closed because discussions may disclose confidential commercial information, including patentable material, and personal information.
- **Procurement scope:** No products, services, quantities, part numbers, OEMs, vendors, or contract value are identified.

### Description

The National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review announces multiple closed meetings to review and evaluate grant applications. The meetings are scheduled for October 28–30, 2026, and will be held virtually. They are closed to the public because discussions may disclose confidential commercial information and personal information. The notice lists committee topics, meeting times, locations, and contact persons.

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