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Federal funding fills a foundational role—pursuing science that has great potential to lead to treatments and cures. Without this funding, entire fields of life-saving research may be delayed, diminished, or never pursued at all.
For less than 1% of the federal budget...we fund the science that saves lives.
From cancer and obesity to heart disease, Alzheimer’s, addiction, and mental health—federally funded research drives nearly every medical breakthrough we count on.
Yojana Rodriguez-Humbert’s baby died from a rare disorder with no cure. She’s fighting so no other family has to endure that loss.
Told he had three years to live, Mel Mann joined a clinical trial funded by NIH. Thirty years later, he’s still marching.
Ray Casey’s hands once shook so badly he couldn’t eat without help.
Three generations of breast cancer. No genetic answer—yet. Jaime Gerdes fights for the research that could save her daughter’s life.
Tammy lost her dad to Alzheimer’s. Millions have the disease and millions more will be diagnosed, yet there is no cure. She fears for the future if research funding is cut.
Judith Stone knows research can pull patients back from hospital delirium. She’s fighting to keep that progress alive.
The ASCO Post
An analysis evaluating the quantitative role of federally funded cancer clinical trials vs those funded by industry sponsors found that early-phase, multimodality, dose de-escalation, rare cancer, and child-focused drug and biological agent clinical trials were more likely to be conducted by federally sponsored research groups.
Barron's
Since January, Trump has blitzed US funding for research institutions and universities, and overseen mass layoffs of scientists at federal agencies. His cuts have raised the possibility of the United States losing its position as the world leader in research.
The Times of India
Federal support for scientific inquiry, once considered a pillar of the nation’s innovation and global competitiveness, is facing unprecedented disruption.