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Coalition, Other Pediatric Research Leaders, Urge Congress to Protect Facilities & Administrative (F&A) Rates
The Coalition for Pediatric Medical Research today sent a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees urging that Congress include the longstanding prohibition on any unilateral changes to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Facilities & Administrative (F&A) rates in the Fiscal Year 2025 spending package currently being developed and debated on…
Read More Coalition Statement on Proposed Change to NIH Indirect Cost Rates
WASHINGTON (February 8, 2025) – The Coalition for Pediatric Medical Research steering committee issued the following statement on yesterday’s National Institute of Health (NIH) announcement regarding indirect rates. The Coalition consists of the nation’s leading research-intensive children’s hospitals, academic institutions and supporting organizations. “The new indirect cost guidelines fail to recognize the critical role facilities…
Read More Coalition Applauds National Academies for Moving Forward with NIH Assessment
The Coalition for Pediatric Medical Research applauds the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine for constituting a study committee to assess how the National Institutes of Health (NIH) can strengthen its support for pediatric medical research. The Coalition advocated for inclusion of the assessment as part of the final Fiscal Year 2024 spending package…
Read More Coalition, CHA Respond to NIH Reform Framework
The Coalition for Pediatric Medical Research – joined by the Children’s Hospital Association, submitted a detailed set of comments in response to the framework for reforming the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that was put forward in June by Energy & Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA). The letter responds to several proposals included…
Read More Coalition Comments on Cures 2.0 RFI
The Coalition for Pediatric Medical Research has submitted a response to a request for information from Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Congressman Larry Bucshon (R-IN) on a Cures 2.0 bill. The Coalition engaged heavily on the bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act, enacted in 2016, and believes a Cures 2.0 bill presents an opportunity to address…
Read More Coalition Commends Bipartisan Congressional Letter to NIH Leadership on Recruitment of Children into All of Us Program
Washington (June 13, 2024) – The Coalition for Pediatric Medical Research applauded a bipartisan Congressional letter to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Monica Bertagnolli urging the NIH to move forward with recruiting children into the All of Us Precision Medicine Program and noting the consequences associated with further delays in child recruitment. The…
Read More Coalition Applauds Congress for Including National Academies Pediatric Research Assessment in Spending Bill
WASHINGTON (March 27, 2024) – The Coalition for Pediatric Medical Research applauds Congress for including within the final Fiscal Year 2024 spending bill (Public Law 118-47) a provision tasking the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) with conducing a comprehensive assessment of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) pediatric research portfolio. The bill…
Read More Coalition Responds to Request for Input on NIH Modernization
The Coalition for Pediatric Medical Research today submitted a response to the request for input from Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Sen. Bill Cassidy seeking ideas for modernizing the National Institutes of Health. The Coalition hopes this information is useful to ensure child health research needs are addressed appropriately through any modernization effort. The full…
Read More Coalition Applauds National Academies’ Study & Recommendations to Support Pediatric Researchers
The Coalition for Pediatric Medical Research applauds the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine for its report issued last month on the pediatric subspecialty workforce that includes an entire chapter focused on the specific challenges and needs within the pediatric physician-scientist workforce. The report included several findings as well as recommendations, including a call…
Read More Coalition Applauds Senate Appropriations Committee for Including Strong Pediatric Research Provision in FY 24 Report
The Coalition for Pediatric Medical Research applauds the Senate Appropriations Committee for including language within the Fiscal Year 2024 Labor, HHS and Education spending bill report to advance pediatric medical research. Specifically, the FY 24 report language (below) includes funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to engage the National Academies of Science, Engineering…
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