# Federal Register #2026-21098

NIDA Board of Scientific Counselors Closed Virtual Meeting

**Buyer:** National Institute on Drug Abuse
**Posted:** October 15, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-21098

The National Institute on Drug Abuse is announcing a closed virtual meeting of its Board of Scientific Counselors, not a procurement opportunity.
- Government buyer and agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA); the meeting is convened by NIDA’s Board of Scientific Counselors.
- Meeting purpose: Review and evaluate NIDA intramural programs and projects, including personnel qualifications and performance and individual investigators’ competence.
- Format and closure: The meeting will be held virtually and closed to protect personal privacy.
- Procurement scope: No products or services, quantities, part numbers, OEMs, or vendors are identified.

### Description

The notice announces a closed meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute on Drug Abuse, on October 27–28, 2026. The meeting will review and evaluate individual intramural programs and projects, including personnel qualifications and performance and the competence of individual investigators. It will be held virtually from 8:00 a.m. to 4:05 p.m. at the listed meeting location, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH Biomedical Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland. The notice states that the meeting is closed to protect personal privacy.

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