Another Round of Continuing Resolutions
On January 18th, Congress passed another stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown. This continuing resolution (CR) mirrors the previous one in that it divides the 12 appropriation bills into two groups with different deadlines. Funding expires for Transportation, …
ARPA-H Launches HEROES Program
On January 9th, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) launched the HEalth care Rewards to Achieve Improved OutcomES (HEROES). The program seeks to increase preventative healthcare, reducing critical health problems. HEROES will target four illness areas: cardiovascular disease, …
ARPA–H Is Open for Business
Biden’s FY24 Budget Prioritizes NSF and ARPA-H Funding
NIA and NICHD Advisory Councils Meet
Advisory councils within the National Institute of Aging (NIA) and National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) held meetings in January. Advisory councils make financial, regulatory, and policy recommendations to the NIH directors to advance the institute’s mission, …
Fiscal Year 23 Budget Includes Increases for Science
FABBS commends the House and Senate for coming together and passing the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. The overdue omnibus provides 10.3 percent increase in R&D funding over FY 2022 including for federal agencies supporting behavioral and brain sciences: Institute …