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February 2012

 



PRESIDENT PROPOSES TO FLAT FUND NIH

Budget proposal launches Congress into months of debate over FY2013 spending priorities

Last week President Obama released a fiscal year 2013 budget proposal that would freeze funding for NIH at its current FY2012 level of $30.7 billion.

This is the first time the administration’s budget proposal has not included an increase in funds for the agency. And while this number is only a starting point that Congress will consider as it enters into months of debate, it signals an uphill battle for the research community’s effort to secure a vitally needed funding increase for NIH. Read more

 


 

NIH DIRECTOR TALKS BUDGET PRIORITIES

Improving grant success rates and implementing NCATS to take precedence in bleak budget environment

A day after President Obama released a fiscal year 2013 budget plan proposing to flat fund the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the agency’s director, Francis Collins, addressed the research community about how the NIH will prioritize its limited resources. Read more

 


 

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