For fiscal year (FY) 2025, COSSA urges the Committee to appropriate: • $51.303 billion for the National Institutes of Health; • $220 million for the National Center for Health Statistics; • No less than $500 million for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; • No less than $900 million for the Institute of Education Sciences; and • $91 million for the Department of Education’s Internation. [...] Investment in NIH—particularly social and behavioral science at NIH—has direct impact on the health and wellness of the population today and in the future. [...] This critical office coordinates basic, clinical, and translational research in the behavioral and social sciences in support of the NIH mission, and co-funds highly rated grants in the behavioral and social sciences in partnership with individual institutes and centers. [...] 2 AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY COSSA urges the Subcommittee to appropriate no less than $500 million for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), which would allow AHRQ to rebuild portfolios terminated as a result of years of cuts and expand its research and training portfolio to address our nation’s pressing and evolving health care challenges. [...] In light of the declines seen in the math and reading results from the 2023 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Long-Term Trend assessments of young students, it’s ongoing work is critical to the use of evidence-based practices, increasing student achievement, and addressing the mental health needs of students and educators.
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- Testimony in Support of Fiscal Year 2025 Funding for Federal Research Agencies 1
- Prepared for the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, 1
- United States Senate 1
- Submitted by Wendy Naus, Executive Director, 1
- Consortium of Social Science Associations 1
- May 24, 2024 1
- NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS 2
- AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY 3
- INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES 3
- INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION & FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS 3