Advocacy Articles

APS thanks senators for sending a letter to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget requesting full implementation of the Fiscal Year 2025 appropriated funding level for the National Institutes of Health.

APS submits a letter to appropriators on the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee thanking them for their support of Fiscal Year 2026 funding of the National Institutes of Health.

APS provides feedback to a workshop on animal research and new approach methods (NAMs) hosted by the NIH and FDA.

APS submits a letter to Congress requesting opposition to NSF funding cuts to secure the scientific training pipeline and support American scientific competitiveness.

APS submits a letter to Congress requesting opposition to NIH funding cuts, grant freezes and cancellations, and organizational restructuring without input from the research community.

APS responds to the notice of proposed rulemaking from the Office of Personnel Management on creating Schedule P/C for federal employees.

APS response to an NIH Request for Information on Recommendations on Re-envisioning U.S. Postdoctoral Research Training and Career Progression within the Biomedical Research Enterprise.

APS response to a request for information from the National Institutes of Health inviting comments and suggestions on updating their strategic plan on sexual and gender minority health research

Response to a Request for Information from Senator Cassidy on the National Institutes of Health.

APS comments on the NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare proposed new guidance on cephalopod care and use in research (NOT-OD-23-176). APS encourages OLAW to develop resources for IACUCs and promote research into the care and use of cephalopods in a laboratory environment.

APS responds to a request for information from the National Institutes of Health on Inviting Comments and Suggestions on Updating the NIH Mission Statement (NOT-OD-23-163).

APS responds to the notice of proposed rulemaking from the Office of Research Integrity on research misconduct policies.

APS responds to a request for information from the National Institutes of Health Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare on Update to the Current OLAW Guidance Disclaimer (NOT-OD-23-157).

APS responds to a request for information from the National Institutes of Health Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare on Flexibilities for Streamlining IACUC Review of Protocols and Significant Changes (NOT-OD-23-152).

APS responds to a request for information from the National Institutes of Health Office of the Director on Catalyzing the Development and Use of Novel Alternative Methods to Advance Biomedical Research (NOT-OD-23-140).

APS submits comments on the proposed reorganization of the branches within the National Institute of General Medical Science’s Division of Pharmacology, Physiology and Biological Chemistry.

A summary of APS' funding recommendations shared with Congressional staff at recent Hill meetings

APS response to the National Institutes of Health Office of The Director Request for Information on the current state of postdoctoral research training and career progression within the biomedical research enterprise (NOT-OD-23-084).

APS response to the National Institutes of Health Office of The Director Request for Information on the current state of postdoctoral research training and career progression within the biomedical research enterprise (NOT-OD-23-084).

In response to the NIH's Center for Scientific Review proposed simplified framework for NIH peer review.