AIBS has provided testimony to the House Appropriations Committee regarding fiscal year (FY) 2027 funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
AIBS urged Congress to provide NIH with a base budget of at least $51.3 billion in FY 2027, an increase of 8.7% over the FY 2026 enacted level, arguing that this level of funding is needed to “advance priority areas, including chronic and infectious diseases, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, neurodegenerative disorders, mental health, and nutrition science, as well as the application of artificial intelligence in biomedical research.”
AIBS further requested Congress to ensure that appropriated funds are spent as intended and that funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) supplements, rather than supplants, NIH’s base budget. “ARPA-H’s mission to support high-risk, high-reward research should complement NIH’s core role in advancing fundamental science.”
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