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The Committees on Laboratory Practices and Professional Affairs of ASM’s Public and Scientific Affairs Board submitted comments to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on its draft Guideline, Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections 2008.
Federal Funding for FY 2010 - Biomedical and Life Sciences Research May 26, 2009 A compilation of the ASM recommendations to Congress for FY 2010 funding for the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy.
May 12, 2009
On May 7, President Obama released the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2010 Budget. The ASM Office of Public Affairs has developed a chart highlighting the funding levels for science and public health programs of interest to microbiology.
April 28, 2009 - ASM Supports USDA Agricultural Research Funding April 28, 2009 The ASM has partnered with a coalition of scientific organizations to develop a letter of support for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), a USDA competitive grants program created in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. AFRI is the successor to the National Research Initiative (NRI) and the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems (IFAFS) and is housed within the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) which will soon replace the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES).
March 19, 2009 As a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has an additional $1.12 billion to fund projects and resources. NIAID will spend approximately 75 percent of its ARRA funds on unsolicited grants.
On February 25, the House Committee passed the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009. The ASM office of Public Affairs has developed a chart with preliminary information describing the funding levels for public health and science programs of interest to microbiology. Additional details will be posted as they become available.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 February 17, 2009 A House and Senate conference report was agreed to on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and was signed by President Obama on February 17. The ASM office of Public Affairs has developed a chart with preliminary information describing the funding levels for public health and science programs of interest to microbiology. Additional details will be posted as they become available.
November 5, 2008 The ASM has drafted recommendations for the new Administration’s transition team on key issues regarding science, research and public health.
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