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Bullet policy, statements · May 01, 2025

AIBS Requests Increased Funding for ARPA-H in FY 2026

A coalition of 77 organizations, including AIBS, has sent a letter to House and Senate appropriators requesting at least $1.7 billion for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) in fiscal year (FY) 2026 — a $200 million increase over FY 2025.

“ARPA-H’s charge to support transformative health breakthroughs for the benefit of all Americans is unique within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and it is crucial that this agency be maintained as a distinct entity that is funded independently of other health-focused agencies,” the letter reads. “Growing the agency’s budget, by providing a $200 million increase over FY 2025’s Continuing Resolution levels, will allow the agency to expand its portfolio to new technologies, approaches, and teams to meet the health challenges facing our country now and to prepare for the threats of the future.”

Read the letter.


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