Action Alert to APA Members: Increase Funding for NIH
Email Your U.S. Senators Now!
The base budget of the National Institutes of Health has been nearly stagnant in recent years. Biomedical inflation has eroded the value of NIH’s budget, and the Administration has proposed flat funding for Fiscal Year 2013 (which will begin October 1, 2012). While psychologists are grateful that NIH has not yet been the target of large cuts, there is concern that NIH’s scientific workforce will begin shrinking as opportunities for new funding dry up, making the U.S. less competitive and delaying breakthroughs that could save public health dollars.
Now is the time to encourage the Senate Appropriations Committee to ensure that NIH receives a needed increase in funds for 2013. Appropriations Subcommittees are now holding hearings and will begin drafting the funding bills later this spring. Even if your Senators are not members of the Appropriations Committee, they can weigh in with their colleagues so that the committees understand how deep the support for NIH is. Please urge your Senators to carry your message by signing a letter to their colleagues on the Appropriations Committee.
Taking Action is Quick and Easy:
Click here to open the APA Action Alert screen. After providing your contact information, your email sent through this APA Action Alert will reach your U.S. Senators’ offices.
Thank you for joining your APA colleagues in weighing in on this important vote. If you have any questions, please contact Pat Kobor in the APA Science Government Relations Office at pkobor@apa.org.
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