# Federal Register #2026-22558

NIH Center for Scientific Review Closed Grant-Application Review Meetings

**Buyer:** National Institutes of Health
**Posted:** November 05, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-22558

The NIH Center for Scientific Review announced closed virtual meetings to evaluate grant applications across multiple research fields.
- **Government buyer:** U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Center for Scientific Review.
- **Purpose:** Special Emphasis Panels will review and evaluate grant applications; this is an event notice, not a procurement request.
- **Research topics:** Kidney disease; cardiovascular and hematology; neurological, mental, and behavioral health; drug discovery and therapeutics; career development; population research methods; immunity; the HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study; patient care informatics; and digestive system research.
- **Products and vendors:** No products, contractor services, OEMs, or vendors are identified.
- **Notable requirement:** Meetings are closed to the public because discussions may involve confidential commercial or personal information.

### Description

The notice announces closed meetings of the National Institutes of Health’s Center for Scientific Review. The meetings will review and evaluate grant applications across multiple Special Emphasis Panel topics, including kidney disease, cardiovascular and hematology, and neurological, mental, and behavioral health. Meetings are scheduled for December 1–2, 2026, and will be held virtually. The meetings are closed to the public because discussions may disclose confidential information or personal information.

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