Please take 2 minutes today to ask Congress to take steps to stop funding cuts at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The administration’s proposed cuts to federal research funding, particularly the drastic reduction in reimbursement for essential research costs associated with NIH grants, severely threaten the advancement of science. This shortsighted decision undermines the vital research conducted by scientists across the country, hindering our ability to advance scientific knowledge and develop effective treatments, diagnostic tools, and preventive interventions for health conditions. This policy jeopardizes the well-being of individuals, families, and communities nationwide who rely on research to improve their lives. 

Your action matters! Ask Congress to take steps to stop this cut and restore research funding at NIH. Your efforts today can help make a difference. 

Consider sending an email or calling your Member of Congress and Senators to share how this harmful policy change might impact your work. In the box to the right, clicking on the "write" icon will bring up fields to identify your officials based on your address and send them a pre-written email. Clicking on the "call" icon will also identify officials but instead give you a script and a phone number to call, if you prefer to communicate verbally. When calling, ask to speak with the staff person who handles science funding. 

Please join us in asking Congress to stand up for NIH.

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