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 →
JULY 16, 2021 – ACT for NIH announced today it has added three new members to its prominent Advisory Committee. They are: Phillip O. Ozuah, M.D., Ph.D., President and... 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 →
We are thrilled that the Nobel Prize committee has chosen to honor ACT for NIH Advisory Committee member Dr. Jennifer Doudna with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her work... read more →
December 20, 2019 - ACT for NIH thanks Congress for passing the FY2020 spending package with a $2.6 billion increase for the National Institutes of Health. This vital boost brings... read more →
December 9, 2019 - ACT for NIH President Pat White today announced that he will be stepping down from leading the NIH advocacy organization effective January 1, 2020 and longtime... read more →
March 25, 2019 - The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation released a white paper today that covered the role NIH funding plays in terms of America's economic global competitiveness in... read more →
February 15, 2019 - ACT for NIH founder, Jed Manocherian, penned an editorial for The Cancer Letter titled, "Making the Case to Double NIH." The editorial can be read, in... read more →
March 2018 - ACT for NIH thanks Congress for passing the FY 2018 budget with a $3 billion increase for NIH. This congressional investment saves lives, creates jobs, preserves U.S.... read more →
May 2017 What outstanding news that Congress passed the FY 2017 omnibus with a $2 billion increase for NIH! The FY16 and FY17 appropriations make the first significant, back-to-back increases... read more →
July 13, 2016: “ACT for NIH thanks the House Appropriations Committee and Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) for approving a $1.25 billion funding increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in... read more →
September 2016: ACT for NIH congratulates and thanks Chairman Thad Cochran (R-MS), Vice Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), and the entire Senate Appropriations Committee for approving the $2 billion increase for... read more →
July 7, 2016 - The following statement may be attributed to Pat White, president, ACT for NIH: “ACT for NIH thanks the House Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee and Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK)... read more →
December 16, 2015 - The following statement may be attributed to Pat White, president, ACT for NIH: We are pleased to report that the FY16 spending bill just released by Congress will... read more →
Statement re: Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee $2 billion budget increase recommendation
June 7, 2016: The following statement may be attributed to Pat White, president, ACT for NIH: “ACT for NIH congratulates and thanks Chairman Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Ranking Member Patty Murray... read more →
JULY 15, 2015 – ACT for NIH announced today it has added seven new members to its esteemed Advisory Committee. They are: Retta Beery, Founder, Hope Knows No Boundaries The... read more →