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 | 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
BPS in the Beltway | May 31, 2024 In Brief FY25 Appropriations Work Begins in the House House Releases Ambitious Schedule for Summer Appropriations Nearly 60 Senators Urge NIH Funding Growth Tags: BPS NewsSenate AppropriationsNational Institutes of Health (NIH)House Appropriations CommitteeNational Science Foundation (NSF)House Appropriations Commerce Science and JusticePublic Policy NewsNon-Defense Discretionary (NDD) FundingRep. Tom Cole (R-OK)BPS in the BetlwayFY25 AppropriationsFiscal Year 2025 AppropriationsHouse Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK)302(b) AllocationsHouse Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor Health House Appropriations ScheduleSen. Bob Casey (D-PA)Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) Read more
BPS in the Beltway | March 28, 2024 In Brief Congress Strikes Deal for Fiscal Year 2024 White House Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 House Appropriations Chair Kay Granger Announces Resignation from Post Tags: BPS NewsCongressBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)National Science FoundationDepartment of Energy (DOE)National Science Foundation (NSF)US CongressWhite House BudgetLabor Health and Human Services Appropriations SubWhite House Proposed BudgetDOE Office of ScienceNational Institutes of Health INIH)Fiscal Year 2024FY24Fiscal Year 2025FY25Technology Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) DirecHouse Appropriations Chair Kay Granger (R-TX)Tom Cole (R-OK)Transportation and HUD Appropriations SubcommitteeRobert Aderholt (R-AL) Read more
BPS in the Beltway | February 29, 2024 In Brief Congress Agrees to Deal to Avert Shutdown Bertagnolli Faces Uphill Battle for FY24 Senate Republicans Set to Battle for Top Leadership Post Tags: biomedical researchBPS NewsCongressAppropriationsGovernment ShutdownSenateBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Continuing Resolution (CR)National Science Foundation (NSF)Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY)President Joe BidenFiscal Year 2024FY24Monica Bertagnolli MDFiscal Year 2025BPS News 2024Labor Health and Human Services (LHHS)State of the Union AddressState of the UnionFY25NIH DirectorSenate RepublicansSenate Minority LeaderMinority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)Minority WhipMinority Whip John Thune (R-SD)John Cornyn (R-TX)GOP Conference ChairJohn Barrasso (R-WY) Read more
BPS in the Beltway | January 31, 2024 In Brief FY24 Appropriations Efforts Underway…Again Annual Meeting Program: Opportunities for International Collaboration Annual Meeting Program: All About ARPA-H: Exploring Opportunities at the New Agency Annual Meeting Program: Inside NIH: Using Technological Developments for Solving Biological Problems Annual Meeting Program: Inside Perspectives and Opportunities: NSF Grants Tags: BPS Annual MeetingAppropriationsBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Continuing Resolution (CR)National Science Foundation (NSF)Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPABPS2024Northeastern UniversityFY2024FY24National Cancer Institute (NCI)BPS Annual Meeting 2024International CollaborationIleana HancuChristina LiuThomas ChoAshley BarnesJames MackAnowarul AminEric Johnson ChavarriaMark DamicoEngin SerpersuJaroslaw (Jarek) MajewskiIshita Mukerji302b302b NumbersLabor Health and Human Services (LHHS)Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA)Portsmouth UniversityMarie Slowdowsa Curie FellowshipAlexander von Humboldt FellowshipAmerican Friends of Alexander von Humboldt FoundatAndrea StithTheresa GoodHuman Frontier Science Program (HSFP)Center for Scientific Review (CSR)National Institute on General Medical Sciences (NIWilson Francisco Read more