BPS in the Beltway | June 30, 2025 In Brief Take Action: Contact Congress in Support of Scientific Research NSF Faces Ouster from Headquarters NSF Announces 500 Additional GRFP Awards, Excludes Life Sciences White House Targets Science in Push to Freeze Agency Spending Tags: BPS NewsBPS in the BeltwayPolicy NewsBPS AdvocacyTake ActionNational Science Foundation (NSF)Office of Management and Budget (OMB)Supreme CourtNational Institutes of Health INIH)BPS Policy NewsGrantsTerminated GrantsGraduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)Budget ReductionsRecissionCuts to spendingPocket Recissions Read more
BPS in the Beltway | May 30, 2025 In Brief Take Action: Contact Congress in Support of Scientific Research White House ‘Skinny Budget’ Calls for Devastating Cuts to Science Table: Proposed NIH Restructuring NIH Announces End to Foreign Subawards Tags: Office of ScienceWhite HouseBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Department of Energy (DOE)National Science Foundation (NSF)BPSNewsWhite House Proposed BudgetDepartment of Energy Office of ScienceBPS Policy NewsWhite House Skinny BudgetCuts to ScienceNIH RestructuringNSF RestructuringFunding CutsForeign Subawards Read more
BPS in the Beltway | April 29, 2025 In Brief Take Action: Tell Congress Why Proposed F&A Cuts are Dangerous to Scientific Research DOE Cap on F&A Costs Blocked by Federal Court Panchanathan Abruptly Resigns from NSF Director Role Permanent Injunction Issued on the Implementation of F&A Caps to NIH Taubenberger Named as Acting Head of NIAID Tags: BPS NewsBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Department of Energy (DOE)National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseaBPS Policy UpdatePolicy FlashFacilities & Administrative (F&A) CostsF&A CostsIndirect Costs15% CapDepartment of Government Efficiency (DOGE)InjunctionsSethuraman PanchanathanDirector of the National Science Foundation (NSF)Permanent InjunctionU.S. District Court for the District of MassachuseJeffery Taubenberger Read more
BPS in the Beltway | March 28, 2025 In Brief Take Action: Close Out Biophysics Week with the Biophysics Advocacy Lab Biomedical Research Mostly Avoids Major Cuts in FY25 Spending Deal NIH to Shift Peer-Review Panel Responsibilities to Center for Scientific Review NIH Council and Peer Review Panels Resume Work Tags: biomedical researchBPS NewsBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Policy NewsContinuing Resolution (CR)Take ActionDepartment of Defense (DOD)Fiscal Year 2025FY25Contact CongressBPS Advocacy LabPeer-Review PanelsCenters for Scientific Review (CSR)NIH CouncilsNIH Peer-Review Panels Read more
BPS in the Beltway | February 28, 2025 In Brief Take Action: Share Your Story with BPS and Contact Congress BPS Launches New Site to Track Executive Orders and Federal Actions Can Congress Avert a Shutdown with CR Expiration Date Looming Tags: Karen FlemingBPS NewsBPS in the BeltwayContinuing Resolution (CR)Take ActionEmmanuel MargeatTheanne GriffithFY25FY25 AppropriationsBPS Annual Meeting 202569th Biophysical Society Annual MeetingEmergency Town Hall MeetingPolicy IssuesContact CongressShare Your Story with BPSExecutive OrdersFederal ActionsRonnie GhoseLeslie BerntsenStand Up for Science 2025 Read more
BPS in the Beltway | January 29, 2025 In Brief FY24 Appropriations Efforts Underway…Again Executive Orders from White House Leave Agencies and Researchers with Questions Annual Meeting Program: Sustainability in Scientific Research Annual Meeting Program: Artificial Intelligence Policy in Biomedical Research Tags: BPS Annual MeetingBPS NewsWhite HouseBPS in the BeltwayTake ActionOffice of Management and Budget (OMB)Artificial Intelligence (AI)BPS Annual Meeting 2025National Institutes of HealthBPS Policy NewsBPS Advocacy AlertExecutive Order (EO)Travel BanGrantsGrant FreezeSustainability in Scientific ResearchAI Policy in Biomedical Research Read more
BPS in the Beltway | November 22, 2024 In Brief TAKE ACTION: Urge Congress to Provide Stable Research Funding Transition of Power: Positions Take Shape Next Steps for FY25 Appropriations Funding NIH Reconvenes Scientific Management Review Board Congressional Fellowship Application Window Closes Soon Tags: BPS NewsAppropriationsWhite HouseBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Continuing Resolution (CR)US House of RepresentativesUS SenateTake ActionDepartment of Energy (DOE)US CongressSen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)Grassroots AdvocacyPublic Policy NewsDepartment of Health and Human Services (HHS)Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)Fiscal Year 2025Congressional FellowshipSpeaker of the HouseHouse Majority LeaderFY25Senate Minority Leader119th CongressPresident-Elect Donald TrumpSen. John Thune (R-SD)Senate Majority WhipSen. John Barrasso (R-WY)Senate GOP Conference ChairSen. Tom Cotton (R-AR)Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)Senate Minority WhipRep. Mike Johnson (R-LA-04)Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA-01)House Minority LeaderRep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY-08)House Minority WhipRep. Katherine M Clark (D-MA-05)Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Chris WrightScientific Management Review Board (SMRB) Read more
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 | 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 | 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