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 National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Advisory Council.
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 open session will be videocast and can be accessed from the NIH Videocasting and Podcasting website ( 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: National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Advisory Council.
Date: September 15, 2026.
Open: 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Agenda: Call to Order, Introductions, NIAMS Director's Report and Discussion.
Address: National Institutes of Health, Building 31 6C, Rooms A and B, 31 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Meeting Format: In Person and Virtual Meeting.
Open: 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Agenda: Inaugural Strategic Plan for Disability Health Research, Open Discussion.
Address: National Institutes of Health, Building 31, 31 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Meeting Format: In Person and Virtual Meeting.
Closed: 3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
Address: National Institutes of Health, Building 31, 31 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Meeting Format: In Person and Virtual Meeting.
Contact Person: Timothy Erik Edgerton, MBA Acting Deputy Director, Division of Extramural Activities, Grants Management Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, 6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 838, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 594-7760, edgertont@mail.nih.gov.
Registration is not required to attend the open portion of this meeting.
Any interested person may file written comments with the committee by forwarding the statement to the Contact Person listed on this notice. The statement should include the name, address, telephone number and when applicable, the business or professional affiliation of the interested person.
In the interest of security, NIH has procedures at https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/visitor-information/campus-access-security for entrance into on-campus and off-campus facilities. All visitor vehicles, including taxicabs, hotel, and airport shuttles will be inspected before being allowed on campus. Visitors attending a meeting on campus or at an off-campus federal facility will be asked to show one form of identification (for example, a government-issued photo ID, driver's license, or passport) and to state the purpose of their visit.
Information is also available on the Institute's/Center's home page: https://www.niams.nih.gov/about/working-groups/advisory-council, where an agenda and any additional information for the meeting will be posted when available.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.846, Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS)
Dated: July 28, 2026.
Denise M. Santeufemio,
Supervisory Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.