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UPDATES*UPDATES August 3, 2010 The Senate Appropriations Committee reported out the FY 2011 Labor-HHS appropriations bill (S3686) on July 29, 2010. It appears that they approved the President's FY 2011 Budget for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in full. The House Subcommittee is still working on its report, but the summary of the bill indicates the subcommittee's approval of the President's budget in full. The Senate report did not contain specific language regarding the 6-percent increase. Without specific language, the NIH will not be mandated to make this increase. To view the status of the bill (S3686), follow this link. April 12, 2010 The U.S. Congress appropriations subcommittees are currently working on the bills for Fiscal Year 2011 funding, including funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Please send a message to these subcommittee members in support of the 6-percent increase in NIH training stipends. Read more... February 2, 2010 President Obama called for a 6% increase in NIH training stipends in his Fiscal Year 2011 Budget. Read more... December 10, 2009 The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives reached an agreement to fund a 1% increase in research training stipends for FY 2010. Follow this link to learn more about this agreement and NPA efforts regarding this funding.
Background
In February 2008, the NIH announced that it would hold the NRSA fellowship stipend levels for FY2008 at the FY2007 levels, continuing a stipend freeze from 2006. In 2009, the NRSA stipends were increased by 1%.
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