MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
APPLICATION REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE AND
INDEPENDENT CITIZENS’ OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
Organized Pursuant To The
CALIFORNIA STEM CELL RESEARCH, TREATMENTS, AND CURES INITIATIVE OF 2020

Date: March 26, 2026
Time: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm*
Location: Westin Sacramento, Monaco II
4800 Riverside Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95822

 

Members of the public may attend this meeting in person at the address printed above or remotely via the options listed below.  

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Public Comment Instructions

Written comment may be sent to the following email address: lmoralez@cirm.ca.gov. Please note that letters received less than 48 hours before the meeting may not be distributed until after the meeting.

Members of the public attending the meeting at a teleconference location will be provided the opportunity for public comment at each location with the same limitations as those imposed on any other member of the public.

Members of the public who are listening to the meeting via teleconference and wish to make oral comment will have the opportunity to do so by doing the following: 

• Once we have called for public comment, press *9, which will place you in a queue to make your comment.
• Once we call on you, you may have up to 3 minutes (specific time dependent on the number of members of the public wishing to speak) to make your public comment; please remember to be respectful of the time limit.

 

Open Session

1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call

Consent Calendar

3. Minutes from the December 11, 2025, ICOC/ARS Meeting, and January 29, 2026, ICOC Meeting
4. Appointments/Reappointments of Scientific Members to the Grants Working Group
5. Recommendations from Governance Subcommittee Regarding the ICOC Chair, ICOC Vice Chair, and CIRM President/CEO Review: Procedures, Timelines, and Survey Questions
   • Procedures and Timelines
   • Chair Survey Questions
   • Vice Chair Survey Questions
   • President/CEO Survey Questions

6. Amendments to the Funding Mechanism for CIRM Conferences and Meetings (EDUC1)

Open Session

7. Consideration of Applications Submitted in Response to Discovery Program Announcements (DISC4)
   • Memo
   • Summaries
   • Presentation
8. Consideration of Applications Submitted in Response to a Clinical Program Announcements (CLIN2)
   • Summaries
   • Presentation
9. Consideration of Amendments to the Community Cares Centers of Excellence Concept Plan
   • Memo
   • Concept Plan – Tracked Changes
   • Presentation
10. Closer to Cures
11. Consideration/Discussion of Program Preferences and Guiding Principles
12. Consideration of Amendment to Warrant Co-Funding Program
    • Memo
    • Presentation
13. Update from CIRM Communications Team
    • Presentation
14. Chair’s Report
15. Vice-Chair’s Report
16. President’s Report

Closed Session

17. Discussion of confidential intellectual property or work product, prepublication data, financial information, confidential scientific research or data, and other proprietary information relating to applications submitted in response to agenda items #7 and #8 above. (Health & Safety Code 125290.30(f) (3) (B) and (C)).
18. Discussion of confidential intellectual property or work product, prepublication data, financial information, confidential scientific research or data, and other proprietary information relating to agenda item #11 above. (Health & Safety Code 125290.30(f) (3) (B) and (C)).

Open Session

19. General Comments on the ARS Process
20. Public Comment
21. Adjournment

 

THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE.

**NOTICE**

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine and its Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee, and any subcommittees thereof, comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by ensuring that the meeting facilities are accessible to persons with disabilities, and providing that this notice and information given to the Members of the Committee is available to the public in appropriate alternative formats when requested. If you need further assistance, including disability-related modifications or accommodations, you may contact Claudette Mandac at the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine at 510-340-9101 or cmandac@cirm.ca.gov no later than the day prior to the meeting.

Questions or requests for additional information prior to the Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee meeting may be referred to Claudette Mandac at the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine at cmandac@cirm.ca.gov.

This meeting agenda is also available on the website for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine at https://www.cirm.ca.gov/.

The Committee may take action on any item listed on this agenda.

*The duration of the meeting is an estimate, only. The meeting may continue beyond this estimated time in order to address the items on this agenda.