Featured Updates
April 15, 2025
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿Urges Support for Climate Science
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿is dismayed by the reported plans to dismantle the research arms of environmental agencies and eliminate farmers’ access to climate information and climate adaptation grants. The elimination of research offices at federal agencies and limited access to climate science will have an immediate and lasting impact.
April 8, 2025
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿and 56 Organizations Join Letter Supporting Increased NIH and NIAID Funding
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿and the 56 undersigned organizations representing public health, patients and biomedical researchers request at least $7.29 billion for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and at least $51.303 billion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) overall for fiscal year (FY) 2026, representing a 9% increase over FY2025 levels. This funding is critical to ensure that the nation can respond to current and future disease threats.
April 2, 2025
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿Praises Introduction of EPIC Act
The Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness Act aims to establish the Foundation of Standards and Metrology within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). NIST plays a critical role in advancing biotechnology, improving our understanding of the microbiome and strengthening national preparedness against emerging infectious diseases.
Act Now
Action Alert: Contact Your Members of Congress on the NIH Facilities & Administration Cost Cap of 15%
On Feb. 7, the National Institutes of Health announced it is capping facilities and administration costs (F&A, also called indirect costs). Tell your members of Congress how this cap on F&A costs will impact your work and scientific research in their district and state.
Action Alert: Have You Been Impacted By Recent Executive Orders?
The Trump Administration has issued numerous executive orders and actions that have raised concerns among our members of adverse effects on scientific progress and the microbial sciences. Contact Congress now to share how these actions will or already have affected you and your work.
Share Your Story with ASM
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿wants to hear from you regarding how recent Executive Orders and other actions impact your work, your community and the advancement of lifesaving research and programs. Please share your story with us—we will reinforce your concerns as we meet with Congressional offices.
Take Your Message to Congress
When advocating for science, your message must be clearly presented, evidence-based and compelling to nonscientists. ASM’s Public Policy and Advocacy team has created the following guides to help you communicate with Congress.
Factsheets
We have developed several factsheets designed for you to share with a non-scientific audience, such as policymakers and government officials, and to augment formal requests for science policy and funding. If you have any questions about these factsheets, please email advocacy@asmusa.org.
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