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 | July 19, 2024 In Brief Register Now for the 2024 Rally for Medical Research Applications Are Open for the Biophysical Society 2025–2026 Congressional Fellowship House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole Outlines View for Fall FY25 Efforts Senate to Release First Science Budgets, Challenge FY25 Caps Tags: Capitol HillCongressional fellowscience policyRally for Medical ResearchBPS Congressional FellowBPS NewsAppropriationsSenateHouseBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Policy NewsHouse of RepresentativesUnited States SenateBPS Congressional Fellowship ProgramEmergency FundingDOE Office of ScienceFiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) (HR 3746)FY25Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK)Fiscal year (FY) 2025House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK)Scientific and Medical Research FundingSen. Patty Murray (D-WA)Senate Appropriations Chair Patty Murray (D-WA)Department of Energy Office of Science 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 | 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
BPS in the Beltway | November 18, 2021 In Brief Last Call for Applications for the BPS 2022–2023 Congressional Fellowship Congress Still Facing Build Back Better Act, NDAA and USICA Before Year End OMB Issues Fact Sheet on Outstanding FY22 Appropriations Partisan Positioning Leaves Debt Limit in Limbo Senate President Pro-Tem Patrick Leahy Announces Retirement Tags: BPS Congressional FellowCongressAppropriationsGovernment ShutdownBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Continuing Resolution (CR)US SenateSen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)National Science FoundationSenator Chuck Schumer (D-NY)BPS Congressional Fellowship ProgramBPS2021National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)FY22Office of Management and Budget (OMB)Fiscal Year 2022Federal Debt CeilingUS House of RepreesentativesBuild Back Better ActUS innovation and Competition Act (USICA)Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY)Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT)Senate President Pro-Tempore Read more
BPS In the Beltway | September 8, 2021 In Brief BPS Webinar: Exploring Careers in Science Policy Science Coalition Urges Administration to Provide Visa Assistance to Afghan Scientists, Engineers Woodcock Out of the Running for FDA House Adopts Trillion Dollar Budget Resolution Senators Sinema and Manchin Remain Skeptical on Budget Tags: federal budgetvisasBPS WebinarBPS Congressional FellowRutgers UniversityYale UniversityYasmeen HussainWhite HouseBudgetBPS in the BeltwayUniversity of CaliforniaHouse of RepresentativesUnited States SenateBPS Congressional Fellowship ProgramFood and Drug Administration (FDA)BPS CoalitionsBPS21Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)BPS Public PolicySteven MossAdriana BankstonBridget MiloreyMichael RudokasWashington State Academy of SciencesNational Academies of Science Engineering and MediScience CoalitionAfghanistanAfghan ScientistsJanet WoodcockSen. Joe Manchin (D-WV)Sen. Kysten Sinema (D-AZ)Budget Reconciliation Read more
BPS In the Beltway | July 28, 2021 In Brief Register Now for the Virtual Rally for Medical Research Sept 22-23 Make Policy Work for Science – Apply for the 2022-2023 BPS Congressional Fellowship Program All Aboard the (7-bill) Minibus Alarm Officially Sounds on the Debt Ceiling OSTP Begins its Pitch on ARPA-H Tags: Rally for Medical ResearchOmnibusMinibusBudgetBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)FY 2021 AppropriationsHouse of RepresentativesBPSNewsBPS Congressional Fellowship ProgramBPS2021FY22BPS Communications12 Appropriations PackagesApplications Now OpenBe the BPS Fellow for 2022-2023Minibus HR4502Treasury Secretary Janet YellenFederal Debt CeilingFY21 Expires September 30 Read more
BPS in the Beltway | August 13, 2020 In Brief Register for the 2020 Virtual Rally for Medical Research Make Policy Work for Science – Apply for the 2021-2022 BPS Congressional Fellowship The Latest on FY 2021 Appropriations Members of Congress, Ad Hoc Group Urge Support of NIH Emergency Funds FDA Vaccine Advisory Committee Tags: stemBPSRally for Medical ResearchRandy WadkinsCongressAppropriationsVaccinesresearch fundingBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Continuing Resolution (CR)BPS AdvocacyCOVID-19Public Affairs Committee (PAC)AAAS Science and Technology Fellowship ProgramBPS Congressional Fellowship ProgramLeah CairnsFY2021 BudgetPandemic FundingEmergency FundingRep. Katherine Clark (D-MA)Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI)Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS)Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)Ad Hoc Group for Medical ResearchFood and Drug Administration (FDA)Anthony FauciNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseaCenter for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBERVaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Read more