FABBS signs onto a number of coalition letters and submits individual testimony encouraging Congress to increase funding for our sciences.
FABBS Criteria and Process for Reviewing or Drafting Sign-on Letters and Policy Statements
See a snapshot of funding in our sciences: Federal Science Funding Dashboard
See the coalitions in which FABBS serves as a leader and member: Representing FABBS in National Coalitions
Letters for Fiscal Year 2026
- Friends of NCHS Budget Request for NCHS 4/24/2025
- Funding Request for HHS Agencies 4/25/2025
- Budget Request for ARPA-H 4/23/2025
- American Brain Coalition BRAIN Initiative Funding Request for NIH Brain Initiative 4/16/2025
- Friends of NICHD Funding Request for NIH and NICHD 4/21/2025
- Friends of AHRQ Funding Request for AHRQ 3/3/2025
- The Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Funding Recommendation for NIH 4/7/2025
- Friends of IES Budget Request for IES 4/7/2025
FABBS Testimony for Fiscal Year 2026
Letters for Fiscal Year 2025
- Research!America Funding Request for NIH 2/25/2025
- CHF Statement on Funding Pause 1/28/2025
- The Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Budget Recommendation for NIH 3/13/2024
- Friends of AHRQ Funding Request for AHRQ 2/26/2024
- CNSF Funding Request for NSF 3/8/2024
- Friends of IES Appropriations Request for IES 4/8/2024
- Friends of NCHS Appropriations Request for NCHS 3/28/2024
- Funding Request for LHHS 5/6/2024
- Funding Request for NDD Funds 6/25/2024
FABBS Testimony for Fiscal Year 2025
- House Testimony for CJS 5/24/2024
- House Testimony for LHHS 5/3/2024
- Senate Testimony for CJS 5/24/2024
- Senate Testimony for LHHS 5/24/2024
Letters for Fiscal Year 2024
- Friends of IES Funding Request for IES 2/5/2024
- FABBS FY24 LHHS Testimony for LHHS 5/23/2023
- FABBS FY24 CJS Testimony for CJS 5/23/2023
- Ad Hoc Medical Group Funding Request for NIH 3/14/2023
- Friends of IES Funding Request for IES 3/15/2023
- Friends of AHRQ Funding Request for AHRQ 3/8/2023
- Friends of NCHS Funding Request for NCHS 3/9/2023
- Coalition for National Science Funding (House, Senate) FY24 Funding Request
- Funding Request for LHHS 3/31/2023
- Gun Violence Prevention Letter for CDC, NIH, NIJ 4/19/2023
- Friends of NICHD Funding Request for NICHD 2023
Letters from Fiscal Year 2023
- Friends of IES Funding Request for IES 11/15/2022
- Timely Appropriations Letter for Congress 9/19/2022
- Friends of NCHS Funding Letter for NCHS 9/16/2022
- Senate Testimony for LHHS 5/11/2022
- House Testimony for CJS 5/13/2022
- Friends of IES Funding Request for IES 4/7/2022
- Coalition for National Science Funding Request for NSF 4/7/2022
- Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Funding Request for NIH 2022
Letters from Fiscal Year 2022
- Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Funding Request for NIH 11/15/2021
- Friends of IES Funding Request for IES 6/12/2021
- Friends of NIMH Funding Request for NIMH 6/24/2021
- Friends of NICHD Funding Request for NICHD 9/2021
- Coalition for National Science Foundation Funding Request for NSF 11/2/2021
- ResearchAmer!ca Letter Opposing Continuing Resolution for NIH, CDC, FDA, AHRQ, and NSF 10/21/2021
- FY22 CJS FABBS Testimony (House, Senate)
- Senate Testimony for LHHS 6/24/2021
- Friends of IES Funding Request for IES 6/17/2021
- Community Support for Appropriations Subcommittee Allocations (CJS, LHHS)
- Ad Hoc Group Emergency Funding Request for NIH 5/19/2021
- Gun Violence Prevention Letter for CDC and NIH 4/25/2021
- Coalition for National Science Funding Request for NSF 12/4/2020
- Research!America RISE Act Support Letter 3/24/2021
Letters from Fiscal Year 2021
- Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Funding Request for NIH 2/10/2020
- Coalition of CJS Coalitions for 302 b allocation
- Coalition for National Science Funding Funding Request for NSF 3/11/2020
- CSNR Funding Request for DS&T 3/3/2020
- Friends of IES Funding Request for IES 2/25/2020
- Friends of NICHD emergency supplemental appropriations request (House, Senate)
- Friends of NCHS Funding Request for NCHS 3/13/2020
- Research!America
- House CJS Testimony for NSF 3/23/2020
- House Testimony for LHHS 3/23/2020
- Scientific Community Letter to Congress (House, Senate)
