National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting

Pursuant to section 1009 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the NIH National Advisory Neurological Disorders and Stroke Council.

The meeting will be held as a virtual meeting and will be partially open to the public as indicated below. Individuals who plan to view the virtual meeting and need special assistance or other reasonable accommodations to view the meeting should notify the Contact Person listed below in advance of the meeting. The meeting can be accessed from the NIH Videocast and Podcasting website ( 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 Advisory Neurological Disorders and Stroke Council.

Date: September 9-10, 2026.

Open: September 9, 2026, 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Agenda: Report by the Acting Director, NINDS; Report by the Director, Division of Extramural Activities; and Administrative and Program Developments; AD/ADRD Program Update; To discuss upcoming Concept Clearance Initiatives and other business of the Council.

Address: National Institutes of Health, Neuroscience Center, Room 1131, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852.

Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting.

Closed: September 10, 2026, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Address: National Institutes of Health, Neuroscience Center, Room 1131, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852.

Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting.

Contact Person: Andrea Lynn Meredith, Ph.D., Director of Extramural Activities, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, DHHS, Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 496-9248, andrea.meredith@nih.gov.

Any interested person may file written comments with the committee by forwarding the statement to the Contact Person listed on this notice at least 10 days in advance of the meeting. The statement should include the name, address, telephone number and when applicable, the business or professional affiliation of the interested person.

Information is also available on the Institute's/Center's home page: www.ninds.nih.gov, where an agenda and any additional information for the meeting will be posted when available.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.853, Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders; 93.854, Biological Basis Research in the Neurosciences, National Institutes of Health, HHS)