Labor-Health and Human Services Spending Bill Passes-Cuts for NIH and NCI
January 06, 2006
A Labor-Health and Human Services spending bill should be signed by the President this week. The bill determines appropriations for the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education departments. Funding for the National Institute of Health (NIH) and subsequently the National Cancer Institute (NCI) falls under this bill.
This bill, in combination with an earlier spending bill, leaves NIH with a total budget of $28.6 billion in 2006. This increase is the smallest NIH has seen in 35 years. The research budget allocation grew only .5 percent. NIH is the primary funder for two-thirds of all research and development programs in most colleges in universities. As a result of these cuts, cancer research conducted in these arenas will become increasingly more dependent on private funding sources.
The bill provides funding in the amount of $4,841,774,000 for NCI. This is an increase of less than 1 percent and falls far short of the $5.21 billion recommended by cancer related groups such as Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) and American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).
It is vital that government officials realize the importance and impact these cuts will have on the cancer community. We encourage you to contact your elected representatives and urge them to provide increased funding for 2007. This funding is needed to reach the NCI’s goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer by the year 2015, and to allow further research into survivorship issues. Visit the Advocacy section of this Web site for tips on contacting your elected officials.
Related Web site:
The Children's Cause for Cancer Advocacy
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January 06, 2006
A Labor-Health and Human Services spending bill should be signed by the President this week. The bill determines appropriations for the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education departments. Funding for the National Institute of Health (NIH) and subsequently the National Cancer Institute (NCI) falls under this bill. This bill, in combination with an earlier spending bill, leaves NIH with a total budget of $28.6 billion in 2006. This increase is the smallest NIH has seen in 35 years. The research budget allocation grew only .5 percent. NIH is the primary funder for two-thirds of all research and development programs in most colleges in universities. As a result of these cuts, cancer research conducted in these arenas will become increasingly more dependent on private funding sources.
The bill provides funding in the amount of $4,841,774,000 for NCI. This is an increase of less than 1 percent and falls far short of the $5.21 billion recommended by cancer related groups such as Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) and American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).
It is vital that government officials realize the importance and impact these cuts will have on the cancer community. We encourage you to contact your elected representatives and urge them to provide increased funding for 2007. This funding is needed to reach the NCI’s goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer by the year 2015, and to allow further research into survivorship issues. Visit the Advocacy section of this Web site for tips on contacting your elected officials.
Related Web site:
The Children's Cause for Cancer Advocacy
<< Back
