NIH September Advisory Council
September 22, 2021
Each of the NIH Institutes has its own advisory council that plays four key roles: performing second-level review, advising on policy, reviewing programs, and developing and clearing concepts for: program announcements, requests for applications, and solicitations.
FABBS …
Congress Debates Spending Priorities
September 8, 2021
September will be a busy and complicated month on Capitol Hill as Congressional leaders push to meet key deadlines on major spending legislation amid intraparty disagreements over the size and scope of those plans.
Key to watch …
House of Representatives Passes Research Funding Bills
On July 29, the House of Representatives passed a seven-bill appropriations package on a strict party-line vote, with all Democrats supporting the measure which includes key agencies supporting behavioral science: the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Institute of …
Advisory Committee to the Director – Updates from the NIH
June 18, 2021
The Advisory Committee to the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) held its 122nd meeting on June 10th and 11th to provide expert guidance on a range of timely topics.
See the June 10th agenda …
Endless Frontier Act Takes on New Form, Passes Senate
After an eventful process that saw the bill molded into different variations, the Endless Frontier Act (EFA) passed the Senate on Tuesday, June 8th, as part of a larger package labeled the United States Innovation and Competition Act, or USICA, aimed at bolstering American competitiveness with …
House Committee Advances NSF for the Future Act
On June 15, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology took the next step in advancing the bipartisan National Science Foundation for the Future Act, which FABBS has endorsed. After incorporating a number of amendments, the committee voted unanimously …
