Whether pursued through OMB guidance or a new Executive Order, the NIH grantmaking changes reportedly under consideration would significantly slow down the engine that is the U.S. biomedical research... read more →
The Fiscal Year 2027 Continuing Resolution passed today with bipartisan support marks an important and necessary step toward a more stable, final funding package that prioritizes robust investment in... read more →
“ACT for NIH thanks Chair Collins and Vice Chair Murray for working across the aisle to include language in the continuing resolution that prevents OMB's proposed federal grants rule... read more →
June 11, 2026 – ACT for NIH, a non-profit advocacy organization that works with Congress to make increasing biomedical research funding a national priority, released the following statement in... read more →
April 3, 2026 – ACT for NIH, a non-profit advocacy organization that works with Congress to make increasing biomedical research funding a national priority, released the following statement in... read more →
February 3, 2026 – ACT for NIH, a non-profit advocacy organization that works with Congress to make increasing biomedical research funding a national priority, released the following statement thanking... read more →
November 14, 2025 – ACT for NIH President Richard Turman today announced that he will be stepping down from leading the NIH advocacy organization, and its affiliated education arm... read more →
February 14, 2023 – ACT for NIH Foundation is proud to announce the publication of Angel in Mink, The Story of Mary Lasker's Crusade for Medical Research and The... read more →
Senators Chris Coons (D-Delaware) and Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) recently published an opinion piece in Scientific American that calls for a robust, sustained increase in funding for the National Cancer Institute... read more →
OPINION by Jed Manocherian Since President Joe Biden submitted his first budget request to Congress, there has been much discussion of a bold, new policy proposal embedded in his $51... read more →