Please copy and paste into the form on the website of your Senators. Please share with friends. https://www.congress.gov/contact-us
Dear Senator -
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget for fiscal 2026 is mired in committee because the White House insists on changing the manner in which grants are delivered.
According to Politico, “the NIH is the largest funder of health research in the world.” In order to concurrently move forward the most promising, lifesaving and needed medical research, NIH delivers its funding each year of a project. For example, a four-year project costing $2 million would receive $500,000 (25%) of its funding the first year.
This historical process enables NIH to fund more grants than if it awarded the entire amount the first year. That latter plan is what the White House wants. The difference: fund four research proposals seeking $2 million each or pick only one to fund. Grants to four projects means more than one avenue has gotten a green light. These are highly competitive grants: in fiscal 2024, only one in five were funded.
Those of us burdened with chronic or acute disease – either ourselves, friends or family -- urge you to oppose the White House plan which would reduce the number of concurrent research projects.
Please preserve bipartisan support for the historical NIH funding process in the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor HHS) bill.
#Resist #ResistOfTheDay #NIH
Angela G
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