February 1, 2010 

The President unveiled his fiscal year (FY) 2011 budget on February 1, and as outlined in his State of the Union address, domestic discretionary spending was held to FY 2010 levels.  While many programs were cut under the President’s budget, the National Institutes of Health received $32.25 billion, a $1 billion (3.2%) increase over the FY 2010 funding level.  Although this is significantly less than the $37 billion recommended by many in the scientific community, an increase for the NIH during this budget climate is recognition of the importance that the President places on biomedical research.
 
The Endocrine Society has been invited by Francis Collins, Director of NIH, to attend a budget briefing on February 1.  Additional details on the NIH budget will be included in this week’s edition of Endocrine Insider.  For more information on the budget, please contact Stephanie Kutler, Director of Government Affairs, at skutler@endo-society.org.