PAD Coverage in Washington State
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U.S. Senate Releases Proposed NIH Funding Levels for FY 2026
July 31, 2025
This article was updated Aug. 12 to provide additional details about U.S. Senate-proposed NIH funding, and highlight a new Trump administration executive order regarding facilities and administration (F&A) costs.
The Senate Committee on Appropriations advanced its fiscal year (FY) 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) appropriations bill July 31. The bill would provide $48.7 billion in funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), representing a $400 million increase compared to FY 2025 appropriations. The proposal includes $7.4 billion for the National Cancer Institute, including $28 million for the Childhood Cancer STAR (Survivorship, Treatment, Access, Research) Act. It also proposes $3.9 billion for Alzheimer’s and dementia research. Additionally, the bill would maintain funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) at the FY 2025 level of $1.5 billion.
The Trump administration released FY 2025 NIH funding following a temporary pause initiated when the White House issued a budget document to NIH that included a footnote limiting what the agency could fund, including research grants, research and development contracts and training awards. This action follows a letter sent last month to OMB Director Russell Vought, led by Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and 13 other Republican senators, that called for full implementation of FY 2025 NIH funding.
ACR® continues its advocacy urging Congress to fund NIH at the highest possible levels in FY 2026.
For more information, contact Katie Grady, ACR Government Affairs Director.
PAD Coverage in Washington State
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