Scientific progress – and the nation’s health – depends on NIH funding growing reliably every year.
This is why we must ACT for NIH.
Our Mission
To educate about the importance of biomedical research and to make increasing biomedical research funding a national priority.
About the NIH
Credit: Lydia Polimeni, National Institutes of HealthThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) is America’s premier medical research agency and the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world.
NIH’s investments act as a multiplier in local economies, set the standard for innovation and discovery across the globe, and spark scientific advances that improve the understanding, treatment, and prevention of thousands of costly and devastating diseases.
Why We ACT
Medical research accounts for less than one percent of the federal budget, and NIH’s purchasing power remains below 2003 levels. If funding had kept up with biomedical inflation, NIH would have millions more today to invest in life-saving research.
Sadly, NIH can only fund one in five research proposals submitted by scientists nationwide. With increased funding, NIH could support more groundbreaking projects – which would help the U.S. make more progress against more diseases faster.
Therefore, we must ACT!
Investing in NIH allows us to…
Live longer, healthier, more productive lives
Curb future healthcare spending
Support the U.S. economy, jobs, and small businesses
Maintain global leadership
By The Numbers
4.5M
The American Cancer Society estimates that 4.5 million lives were saved from 1991-2022 as a result of improvements in cancer treatment, detection, and prevention, many of which were funded and driven by NIH.
$94.5B
NIH-funded research, jobs, materials, and services generated approximately $94.5 billion in economic activity in FY 2024.
407K
NIH directly and indirectly supports more than 407,000 jobs across the country.