Rep. Rob Wittman on Thursday, March 20, continued his advocacy for Virginia’s research institutions, including the many world-class research universities across the Commonwealth, by urging the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to reconsider proposed funding caps on facilities and administrative research costs.
In a letter to acting NIH Director Matthew Memoli, Rep. Wittman emphasized the devastating economic and research-related consequences of the proposed 15% cap on NIH grant recipients across Virginia and the nation.
“NIH grants to these institutions support post-graduate and doctoral student research—the backbone of the future medical research and patient care workforce,” he said. “This funding also supports local economies whose contractors and businesses support the infrastructure needed for this research. … I know we share the same acknowledgement of the importance of robust NIH funding for research institutions that are developing the breakthrough therapies, pharmaceuticals, and technologies needed to address our country’s acute medical challenges. I look forward…..
