# National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Meeting
Pursuant to section 1009 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the National Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney 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 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 Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Advisory Council.
*Date:* May 13, 2026.
*Open:* May 13, 2026, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
*Agenda:* Council Business.
*Open:* May 13, 2026, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
*Agenda:* KUH Open session.
*Open:* May 13, 2026, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
*Agenda:* DEM Open session.
*Open:* May 13, 2026, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
*Agenda:* DDN Open session.
*Closed:* May 13, 2026, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
*Agenda:* To review and evaluate grant applications.
*Closed:* May 13, 2026, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
*Agenda:* To review and evaluate grant applications.
*Closed:* May 13, 2026, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
*Agenda:* To review and evaluate grant applications.
*Closed:* May 13, 2026, 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
*Agenda:* Reports of Subcommittees and Consideration of Applications.
*Address:* National Institutes of Health, Building 31, C Wing 6th Floor Conf. Room F&G, 31 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 (In Person and Virtual Meeting).
*Contact Person:* Karl F. Malik, Ph.D., Director, Division of Extramural Activities, National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 6707 Democracy Blvd., Room 7329, MSC 5452, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 594-4757, *[email protected]* .
In the interest of security, NIH has procedures at *https://security.nih.gov/visitors/Pages/visitor-campus-access.aspx* 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.niddk.nih.gov/about-niddk/advisory-coordinating-committees/national-diabetes-digestive-kidney-diseases-advisory-council,* where an agenda and any additional information for the meeting will be posted when available.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.847, Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Research; 93.848, Digestive Diseases and Nutrition Research; 93.849, Kidney Diseases, Urology and Hematology Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS)
Dated: November 17, 2025.
Margaret Vardanian,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.