BPS in the Beltway | March 31, 2026 In Brief Take Action: Contact Congress to Support the Maximum Funding Possible for Research NIH Funding Flow Resumes After Budget Hold Proposed Rule Changes to the Federal System for Award Management (SAM) SBIR and STTR Suspension Freezes Small-Business Innovation Tags: BPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Take ActionNational Science Foundation (NSF)Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)Office of Management and Budget (OMB)Federal AppropriationsDepartment of Energy Office of ScienceBPS Policy NewsContact CongressFY26 BudgetPresident's Budget Request (PBR)FY27 BudgetNIH Director Jayanta BhattacharyaJayanta BhattacharyaFederal System for Award Management (SAM)General Services Administration (GSA)Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)Executive Orders (EOs)Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)Federal Authorization Read more
BPS in the Beltway | September 29, 2025 In Brief Take Action: Apply Now for the Biophysical Society’s 2025–2026 Congressional Fellowship Fiscal Year 2026 Work Comes Down to the Wire OMB Memos Outline Possible RIFs Pending a Shut Down and FY27 Science and Tech Priorities Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Release New Changes to F-1 and H-1B Visas Tags: federal budgetAppropriationsGovernment ShutdownWhite HouseBPS in the BeltwayUS SenateHouse of RepresentativesUS CongressH-1B VisasUS Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE)Department of Homeland Security (DHS)BPS Congressional Fellowship ProgramNotice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)Office of Management and Budget (OMB)Reductions in Force (RIFs)FY26 BudgetPolicy NewsletterFiscal Year (FY) 2026Science and TechnologyScience and Technology PolicyResearch & Development (R&D)F-1 VisasDuration of Status (D/S)American Physical Society (APS)Amicus Brief Read more
BPS in the Beltway | July 29, 2025 In Brief Take Action: Register for the 2025 Rally for Medical Research Applications Are Open for the Biophysical Society 2026–2027 Congressional Fellowship August Recess Looms, Leaving Short Time to Complete Appropriations Bills California Dems Push Back Against National Lab Cuts NSF Staff Protest Funding and Staff Cuts Tags: californiaCapitol HillRally for Medical ResearchAugust recessBPS NewsCongressAppropriationsSenateBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Continuing Resolution (CR)BPS AdvocacyDepartment of Energy (DOE)House of RepresentativesBPS Congressional Fellowship ProgramRepublicansNational LabsBPS Policy NewsCongressional Fellowship ProgramFiscal Year 2026FY26 BudgetDemocrats Read more