The FY2026 appropriations bill signed into law includes 47. 22 billion for the NIH, a 216 million increase over FY2025, and 7. 4 billion for the NCI, a 128 million boost. This is a reverse from the steep cuts that were proposed by the White House, but the modest increases do not keep pace with biomedical inflation. In addition, the proposed 15% on indirect costs was blocked, while forward funding provisions that pay a multiyear grant all at once are included.
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