Congress on August Recess Leaving Many Federal Budget Questions to Resolve
Members of the House and Senate are on recess for the month of August, having left many questions about the fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget unanswered, promising a busy and contentious September.
The Senate will reconvene on September 5th and …
Scientific Integrity Act Reintroduced
Representative Paul Tonko (D-NY), has reintroduced the Scientific Integrity Act, a bipartisan bill that enforces practices that protects scientific findings from outside forces seeking to influence them.
The new language is not yet publicly available. According to talking points released …
FABBS Responds to NIH RFI on Common Fund Proposals
FABBS had the opportunity to respond to a recent RFI from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), calling for proposals for the Common Fund. In this response, FABBS directed attention to the Trans-NIH Research Opportunities in the Basic Behavioral and …
FABBS Submits Comments to Develop a Roadmap for the NSF Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships
FABBS submitted comments in response to a Request for Information (RFI) on Developing a Roadmap for the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships at the NSF.
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In the response, FABBS encourages TIP to be aspirational. FABBS …
NIH Names New Director for National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
On August 2, the Acting Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S, Ph.D., announced that Jeanne M. Marrazzo, M.D., would serve as the next Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). …
NSF Merit Review Report
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has released the NSF FY21 Merit Review Digest, identifying funding portfolios according to two review criteria – Intellectual Merit (IM) and Broader Impacts (BI). In fiscal year 2021, NSF invested more than $8.5 billion to …
