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Biomedical research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and performed at research universities helps assure U.S. leadership in the life sciences revolution of the 21st Century. Putting NIH on a sustained pathway to restore its purchasing power after a decade worth of loss to inflation and budget cuts is critical to sustaining the extraordinary progress in the improvement of human health of the past decades. Investment in NIH will continue to create jobs and strengthen the workforce, improve the lives—and quality of life—of millions of current and future patients, and help assure continuing U.S. economic and national security.

Sustained investment in biotechnology and genomics is crucial to the development of novel therapies for diseases, including: cancer, Alzheimer's, autism, and diabetes. The NIH also responds rapidly to public health emergencies and in support of biodefense, such as in the case of Ebola, Zika, and COVID-19.

 

AAU Outlines Concerns About Massive Research Cuts in FY26 Presidential Budget Request

AAU has issued a statement regarding provisions slashing research funding in the newly released FY26 Presidential Budget Request.
Agency Budgets | Federal Budget | Press Releases | National Institutes of Health | National Science Foundation | Department of Defense | Department of Energy

NIH Research Funding Supports Jobs, Fuels the U.S. Economy

Every $1 spent by the National Institutes of Health in research funding in FY24 generated $2.56 of economic activity, according to a new report by United for Medical Research.
Leading Research Universities Report | National Institutes of Health

AAU, Associations Submit Letter on NIH’s Plan on Metadata and PIDs

AAU joined APLU, ARL, and COGR to submit a letter to the NIH Office of Science Policy expressing their strong support for NIH's vision for standardizing metadata and PIDs.
Letters | Science & Security | National Institutes of Health

Legal Filings Submitted by AAU, APLU, ACE, and Universities Contesting Cuts to Medical Research

This is a legal filing contesting the unlawful and damaging decree by the administration to cap F&A reimbursement rates to a 15% for all NIH research.
Legal Filing | Costs of Research (F&A Costs) | Research Administration & Regulation | National Institutes of Health

Statement of Association of American Universities, Association of Public & Land-grant Universities, and American Council on Education Regarding Their Legal Challenge to the Administration’s Cut to Life-saving NIH Research

AAU, ACE, and APLU have jointly filed suit in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, along with a number of impacted research university co-plaintiffs, seeking to halt the NIH's proposed cut to life-saving medical research.
Costs of Research (F&A Costs) | Press Releases | Research Administration & Regulation | National Institutes of Health

Resources on AAU-ACE-APLU Legal Action Contesting NIH Cuts to F&A Reimbursement Rates

This page will be updated regularly to provide new information as it becomes available regarding the AAU-ACE-APLU lawsuit contesting the National Institutes of Health cutting reimbursement rates to 15%.
Costs of Research (F&A Costs) | Research Administration & Regulation | National Institutes of Health

University and Federal Actions Taken to Address Research Security Issues

As lawmakers consider measures related to securing federally funded research data and intellectual property, it is important to understand the current state of play for research security in the country to avoid new requirements that are duplicative, unnecessary, or counterproductive
Backgrounder | Science & Security | National Institutes of Health | National Science Foundation | Department of Defense | Department of Energy

AAU President Barbara R. Snyder Congratulates Jay Bhattacharya on Nomination to Lead the National Institutes of Health

AAU President Barbara R. Snyder congratulates Dr. Jay Bhattacharya on his selection by President-elect Trump to be director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the upcoming administration.
Press Releases | National Institutes of Health

AAU Submits Joint Comments on NIH Draft Public Access Policy

AAU, APLU, AAMC, and COGR submitted comments in response to a Request for Information from the National Institutes of Health Draft Public Access Policy. The comments highlight the organizations’ support of the goal of “providing public access to scholarly publications resulting from NIH-funded research”.
Letters | Public/Open Access | National Institutes of Health

AAU Submits Joint Comments Regarding New NIH Intramural Research Program Policy Proposal

AAU and APLU submitted joint comments regarding the NIH's proposed new policy within the Intramural Research Program (IRP) to promote access to products stemming from taxpayer-funded inventions. AAU shares concerns stating "the precedent the proposed terms will set for external R&D."
Letters | Research Administration & Regulation | National Institutes of Health