United for Medical Research, of which AAU is a founding member, sent a letter urging OMB Acting Director Shalanda Young to include an increase of at least $3 billion to the base budget of the National Institutes of Health for FY23. “In 2023, NIH will require substantial resources to not only meet the ongoing needs for pandemic research, but to continue life-saving work being done to treat and cure our other most vexing diseases,” the letter stated.