Congress to allocate additional $2 billion to NIH

Congress released a conference report Thursday calling for a $2 billion FY19 funding increase for NIH. The report represents a spending agreement between the Senate and the House of Representatives, and includes a FY19 budget for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The proposal would allot $39.1 billion to NIH, a 5.4% increase over FY18. President Donald Trump had proposed in February to flat-line NIH funding (see "Congress Likely to Reject Trump Proposal for Flat NIH Funding")...