Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Pursuant to section 1009 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Council of Councils.
The meeting will be open to the public as indicated below, with attendance limited to space available. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should notify the Contact Person listed below in advance of the meeting. The meeting can be accessed from the NIH Videocast at the following link: https://videocast.nih.gov/.
The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: Council of Councils.
Date: September 10-11, 2026.
Open: September 10, 2026, 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Agenda: Welcome and Opening Remarks; Reminders and Procedures; DPCPSI Reports and Other Business of the Committee.
Address: Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Building 35A, 35 Convent Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (In Person).
Closed: September 10, 2026, 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
Address: Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Building 35A, 35 Convent Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 (In Person).
Open: September 10, 2026, 1:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
Agenda: NIH Updates and Other Business of the Committee.
Address: Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Building 35A, 35 Convent Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 (In Person).
Open: September 11, 2026, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Agenda: Welcome and Recap of Day 1; Program Updates and Other Business of the Committee.
Address: Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Building 35A, 35 Convent Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 (In Person).
Contact Person: Robin I. Kawazoe, Deputy Director, DPCPSI Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, Office of The Director, National Institutes of Health, Building 1, Room 260, Bethesda, MD 20892, kawazoer@mail.nih.gov.
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Dated: July 28, 2026.
Bruce A. George,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.