NIH appears to end comments early on proposed grant review change

Summary

The National Institutes of Health appears to have shut down public comments on a proposed change to its grant application process ahead of schedule, Scientific American reported. Scientists have criticized the proposal as reducing transparency; one researcher also warned that it could risk politicizing grant review.

Timeline

1. Scientific American

   13 Oct 2026, 19:50 UTCSource ↗

   Scientific American reports that a researcher warned the proposed change to the NIH grant system could reduce transparency and risk politicizing grant review.

2. Scientific American

   14 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTCSource ↗

   Scientific American reports that NIH appears to have closed public comments on the proposed science peer-review rule change ahead of schedule, amid criticism that it would reduce transparency.