Letter in Support of Full Funding for NIH in FY 2027

Research Community Strongly Opposes Proposed Cuts to National Institutes of Health

The 95 undersigned organizations, including patient advocacy groups, professional scientific and medical societies are profoundly disappointed by the administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget request for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which would cut the agency’s funding by more than 12 percent. Such devastating reductions would halt promising extramural and intramural research, force layoffs of scientists and research staff, and undermine America’s global leadership in medical innovation. Equally concerning are continued proposals to restructure NIH and eliminate entire Institutes and Centers without Congressional consultation or input from the research community, and the persistent push to expand multi-year grants despite clear opposition from Congress and institutions that would bear the financial risk.

Congress has spoken clearly in support of stable, predictable NIH funding and the Agency’s current approach to funding scientifically meritorious research with appropriate annual oversight. We are grateful for Congress’ strong bipartisan support of medical research in the FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. We urge Congress to continue to invest in NIH by appropriating $51.3 billion in FY 2027. We particularly appreciate Congress’s commitment to rejecting proposals to increase multi-year grant funding and cap facilities and administrative costs, which would destabilize institutional budgets and jeopardize ongoing research programs, and recommend that Congress continue to reject these policies, which are included in the administration’s FY 2027 budget request.

Additionally, we urge the administration to respect Congressional authority and work collaboratively, not unilaterally, on any structural changes to NIH. It is imperative that Congress and the broader public have a voice in the scientific priorities, mission, and organization of the agency that funds research discoveries that save lives and strengthen our nation’s health and economic competitiveness.

We stand ready to work with Congress to protect and advance the NIH mission in the year ahead.

Sincerely,

Alliance for Aging Research

Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments

Alpha-1 Foundation

Amerian Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine

American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research

American Association for Respiratory Care

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

American Association of Immunologists

American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges

American Brain Coalition

American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians

American College of Osteopathic Internists

American Dental Education Association

American Diabetes Association

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

American Gastroenterological Association

American Geophysical Union

American Industrial Hygiene Association

American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)

American Kidney Fund

American Lung Association

American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)

American Physiological Society

American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery, Inc.

American Society for Nutrition

American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET)

American Society for Reproductive Medicine

American Society of Biomechanics

American Society of Hematology

American Society of Nephrology

American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

American Society of Pediatric Nephrology

American Society of Plastic Surgeons

American Urogyencologic Society

American Urological Association

Association for Psychological Science

Association of Academic Physiatrists

Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists

Association of Population Centers

AVAC

Center for Endometriosis Care

Coalition of Skin Diseases

Endocrine Society

Endometriosis Association

Entomological Society of America

Epilepsy Foundation of America

Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)

Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy

Foundation For Sarcoidosis Research

Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA)

Gerontological Society of America

Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptors, HEEDS.org

Heart Failure Society of America

HIV Medicine Association

Kids for Saving Earth

Lupus Foundation of America

Lupus Research Alliance

MassCOSH

Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance

Medical Students for a Sustainable Future (MS4SF)

Muscular Dystrophy Association

National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research

National Coalition of STD Directors

National Kidney Foundation

Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Society

NephCure

North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

NPWH

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN)

Population Association of America

Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Society for Neuroscience

Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research (SPER)

Society for Public Health Education

Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)

Society for Women’s Health Research

Society of Behavioral Medicine

Society of Experimental Psychologists

Society of Toxicology

Stupid Cancer

The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy

The National Pancreas Foundation

VHL Alliance

Vision Sciences Society

WE ACT for Environmental Justice

West Harlem Environmental Action, Inc.

Women First Research Coalition (WFRC)