BPS in the Beltway | October 31, 2024 In Brief TAKE ACTION: Continue the Pressure on Congress to Provide Stable Funding to NIH and NSF NIH Releases Final Scientific Integrity Policy NSF Releases Results of Merit Review RFI Applications Are Open for the Biophysical Society 2025–2026 Congressional Fellowship Tags: federal budgetBPS NewsAppropriationsBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)National Science Foundation (NSF)BPS Congressional Fellowship ProgramRequest for Information (RFI)Congressional UpdateNIH Funding for FY25NSF Funding for FY25Scientific Integrity PolicyMerit Review Read more
BPS in the Beltway | September 26, 2024 In Brief TAKE ACTION: Continue the Pressure on Congress to Provide Stable Funding to NIH and NSF Congress Enacts 90 Day CR to Maintain Federal Operations NIGMS Request for Information Applications Are Open for the Biophysical Society 2025–2026 Congressional Fellowship Tags: NIGMSBPS NewsBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Continuing Resolution (CR)Scientific ResearchNational Science Foundation (NSF)BPS Congressional Fellowship ProgramRequest for Information (RFI)FY24National Institute of General Medical SciencesFY25Scientific and Medical Research FundingFederal FundingNIGMS National and Regional Resources (NRR)Biomedical Technology Optimization and Disseminati Read more
BPS in the Beltway | August 29, 2024 In Brief House and Senate Visions for NIH Reform TAKE ACTION: Let Congress Know NIH Reforms Should be done through Regular Order Applications Are Open for the Biophysical Society 2025–2026 Congressional Fellowship Tags: BPS Congressional FellowBPS NewsAppropriationsBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Labor-Health and Human Services (L-HHS) BudgetTake ActionHouse Appropriations CommitteeNational Science Foundation (NSF)House Energy & Commerce CommitteeBPS Congressional Fellowship ProgramSenate Appropriations CommiteeRep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL)Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)NIH ReformSen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)Write Congress Read more
BPS in the Beltway | June 28, 2024 In Brief Register Now for the 2024 Rally for Medical Research The Fight for NIH and Scientific Research Funding is Underway House Floats Plan to Restructure NIH, Limit Gain of Function Research Tags: nihstemRally for Medical ResearchBPS NewsBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Policy NewsNational Science Foundation (NSF)National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseaAdvanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPARep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL)Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) (HR 3746)Appropriations CommitteeHouse of RepresenativesGain of Function (GOF) ResearchNIH RestructureRep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)Appropriations Committee on Labor Health and HumanFogarty International CenterNational Institute on Health Sciences Research Read more
BPS in the Beltway | May 31, 2024 In Brief FY25 Appropriations Work Begins in the House House Releases Ambitious Schedule for Summer Appropriations Nearly 60 Senators Urge NIH Funding Growth Tags: BPS NewsSenate AppropriationsNational Institutes of Health (NIH)House Appropriations CommitteeNational Science Foundation (NSF)House Appropriations Commerce Science and JusticePublic Policy NewsNon-Defense Discretionary (NDD) FundingRep. Tom Cole (R-OK)BPS in the BetlwayFY25 AppropriationsFiscal Year 2025 AppropriationsHouse Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK)302(b) AllocationsHouse Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor Health House Appropriations ScheduleSen. Bob Casey (D-PA)Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) Read more
BPS in the Beltway | March 28, 2024 In Brief Congress Strikes Deal for Fiscal Year 2024 White House Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 House Appropriations Chair Kay Granger Announces Resignation from Post Tags: BPS NewsCongressBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)National Science FoundationDepartment of Energy (DOE)National Science Foundation (NSF)US CongressWhite House BudgetLabor Health and Human Services Appropriations SubWhite House Proposed BudgetDOE Office of ScienceNational Institutes of Health INIH)Fiscal Year 2024FY24Fiscal Year 2025FY25Technology Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) DirecHouse Appropriations Chair Kay Granger (R-TX)Tom Cole (R-OK)Transportation and HUD Appropriations SubcommitteeRobert Aderholt (R-AL) Read more
BPS in the Beltway | February 29, 2024 In Brief Congress Agrees to Deal to Avert Shutdown Bertagnolli Faces Uphill Battle for FY24 Senate Republicans Set to Battle for Top Leadership Post Tags: biomedical researchBPS NewsCongressAppropriationsGovernment ShutdownSenateBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Continuing Resolution (CR)National Science Foundation (NSF)Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY)President Joe BidenFiscal Year 2024FY24Monica Bertagnolli MDFiscal Year 2025BPS News 2024Labor Health and Human Services (LHHS)State of the Union AddressState of the UnionFY25NIH DirectorSenate RepublicansSenate Minority LeaderMinority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)Minority WhipMinority Whip John Thune (R-SD)John Cornyn (R-TX)GOP Conference ChairJohn Barrasso (R-WY) Read more
BPS in the Beltway | January 31, 2024 In Brief FY24 Appropriations Efforts Underway…Again Annual Meeting Program: Opportunities for International Collaboration Annual Meeting Program: All About ARPA-H: Exploring Opportunities at the New Agency Annual Meeting Program: Inside NIH: Using Technological Developments for Solving Biological Problems Annual Meeting Program: Inside Perspectives and Opportunities: NSF Grants Tags: BPS Annual MeetingAppropriationsBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Continuing Resolution (CR)National Science Foundation (NSF)Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPABPS2024Northeastern UniversityFY2024FY24National Cancer Institute (NCI)BPS Annual Meeting 2024International CollaborationIleana HancuChristina LiuThomas ChoAshley BarnesJames MackAnowarul AminEric Johnson ChavarriaMark DamicoEngin SerpersuJaroslaw (Jarek) MajewskiIshita Mukerji302b302b NumbersLabor Health and Human Services (LHHS)Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA)Portsmouth UniversityMarie Slowdowsa Curie FellowshipAlexander von Humboldt FellowshipAmerican Friends of Alexander von Humboldt FoundatAndrea StithTheresa GoodHuman Frontier Science Program (HSFP)Center for Scientific Review (CSR)National Institute on General Medical Sciences (NIWilson Francisco Read more
BPS in the Beltway | August 30, 2023 In Brief Congress Prepares to Return with Budget Deadline Looming NIH Names Jeanne Marrazzo as New Head of NIAID Applications Are Open for the Biophysical Society 2024–2025 Congressional Fellowship NIH Seeks Comments on Updating Agency Mission Statement Tags: NIGMSnihNSFCongressSenateHouseBudgetBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)US House of RepresentativesUS SenateNational Science Foundation (NSF)House of RepresentativesBPS Congressional Fellowship ProgramNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseaUnited States CongressUS Federal BudgetRequest for Information (RFI)FY24Congressional FellowshipJeanne Marrazzo MDLawrence TabakNIH Mission Statement Read more
BPS in the Beltway | July 31, 2023 In Brief August Recess Kicks Off with NSF Up and NIH Down in Appropriations-palooza Register Now for the 2023 Rally for Medical Research Applications Are Open for the Biophysical Society 2024–2025 Congressional Fellowship Tags: BPSRally for Medical ResearchAugust recessAppropriationsSenate AppropriationsBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Labor-Health and Human Services (L-HHS) BudgetContinuing Resolution (CR)House Appropriations CommitteeNational Science Foundation (NSF)BPS Congressional Fellowship ProgramAdvanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPAFY23FY24Congressional RecessNational Cancer Institute (NCI)National Institute for General Medical Services (NNational Institute of Allergies and Infectious DisCHIPS and Science ActCongressional Fellowship Read more
BPS in the Beltway | June 29, 2023 In Brief Congress Recesses After Setting Spending Targets for FY24 Interested in Meeting with Congress During August Recess? Tags: AdvocacyAppropriationsBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)National Science Foundation (NSF)BPSNewsBPS Public PolicyRepresentative Kay Granger (R-TX)Grassroots AdvocacyFiscal Year 2024FY2024FY24BPS PolicyFederal Grant Research FundingSenator Patty Murray (D-WA)Appropriations CommitteeSummer AdvocacyTeletown Hall MeetingsIn-District VisitsGrassroots Read more
BPS In the Beltway | July 21, 2022 In Brief Sign-Up to Meet with Your Elected Officials at Home Advocate for NIH Funding for FY23 in Washington, DC Apply for the BPS 2023-2024 Congressional Fellowship Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations Headed to House Floor House Moves to Remove ARPA-H from NIH Organizational Structure Tags: federal budgetRally for Medical ResearchBPS Congressional FellowOffice of ScienceBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)US SenateDepartment of Energy (DOE)National Science Foundation (NSF)House of RepresentativesBPS Congressional Fellowship ProgramAdvanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPAAdvocacy at HomeGrassroots AdvocacyFederal Appropriations ProcessFiscal Year 2023 (FY23)Health and Human Services (HHS)HHS Secretary Xavier BecerraRep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA-18) Read more