Opportunity
Federal Register #2026-21234
NIH Center for Scientific Review Announces Closed Virtual Grant-Application Review Meetings
Buyer
Department of Health and Human Services — National Institutes of Health
Posted
October 16, 2026
Identifier
2026-21234
The National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review announced closed virtual meetings to evaluate biomedical grant applications. - Government organizations: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center for Scientific Review. - Activities: NIH Special Emphasis Panels and review groups will assess grant applications in digital health and substance-use prevention and treatment; communication, motor function, cognition, neuroendocrinology, and respiratory sciences; eye biology; Down syndrome and metabolism; cancer research and immunotherapeutics; medical imaging and small-molecule therapeutics; musculoskeletal sciences; oncology; biomaterials and tissue engineering; and central nervous system injuries and disorders. - Meeting format and access: Meetings are virtual and closed to the public because discussions may involve confidential commercial information or private personal information. - Procurement status: This is an announcement of grant-application review meetings, not a procurement request. No products, services, quantities, part numbers, OEMs, or vendors are identified.
Description
The National Institutes of Health’s Center for Scientific Review gives notice of multiple closed meetings of its special emphasis panels and review groups. The meetings will review and evaluate grant applications and are scheduled for November 10–13, 2026. They will be held virtually and closed to the public because discussions may disclose confidential commercial information or private personal information. This notice does not describe a procurement.