NAEVR Releases Summer 2023 Contributor Report
President's Message NAEVR Legislative Report NAEVR at the ARVO Annual Meeting AEVR Rare Eye Disease Congressional Briefing AEVR Dry Eye Disease Congressional Briefing Full Report
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY2024 LHHS Spending Bill
On July 27, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed its Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) spending bill. The bill would fund the National Institutes of Health (NIH) at a level of $47.8 billion, an increase of $943 million over FY2023. This stands in contrast to the bill approved […]
NAEVR Statement on House Appropriations Committee Proposed FY2024 NIH Budget
(Washington, DC) The National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (NAEVR) expresses concern over the proposed funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the House Labor Health and Human Services (LHHS) Appropriations Committee Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Budget. As a leading advocate for medical research and innovation in vision care, NAEVR represents […]
House LHHS Appropriations Subcommittee Approves FY2024 Spending Bill that Cuts NIH $2.8 Billion, Flat Funds NEI
Today, the House Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) Appropriations Subcommittee passed its Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 spending bill. The markup was very contentious, with Democrats strongly criticizing the bill for its severe cuts to social programs. The bill passed by a voice vote, clearing it for full Committee consideration. Republican leaders have […]
Vision Community Recognizes July as Dry Eye Awareness Month, Hosting Congressional Briefing
Washington, D.C. – The Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) and the Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society (TFOS) are pleased to announce the eighth joint Dry Eye Awareness Month Congressional Briefing, scheduled to take place this summer. Titled "A Lifestyle Epidemic: Ocular Surface Disease, Researching the Impact of Cosmetics on Eye Health," this […]
House Appropriations Committee Approves Fiscal Year 2024 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill with $20 M for Vision Research Program
On June 22 the House Appropriations Committee approved its Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Defense spending bill which includes $20 million funding for the Department of Defense's (DOD) Vision Research Program (VRP), the sixth consecutive year that the program has been funded at that level. None of the other research programs that are part of the […]
Debt Limit Increased with Expected Impacts on Non-Defense Programming
Last week, the House and Senate passed, and on June 3, 2023, the President signed, the “2023 Fiscal Responsibility Act,” an agreement to raise the nation’s debt ceiling while enacting concessions on current and future spending. With the debt limit reached on January 19, 2023, the Treasury Department has used “extraordinary measures” since then to […]
AEVR Announces First Congressional Briefing on Rare Eye Diseases
(Washington, DC) Today, the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) announced its first-ever Congressional Briefing focusing on lesser-known eye diseases that lead to vision loss and blindness. Entitled Rare Eye Diseases: Research Bringing Treatments to Patients, the briefing will feature Ben Shaberman, PhD, Vice President of Science Communications for AEVR Member Foundation Fighting Blindness. […]
In Senate Hearing, NIH Director Tabak States that Proposed Cuts to NIH Funding Would Have ‘Chilling’ Effect on Science
On May 4, the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) Appropriations Subcommittee held a hearing with National Institutes of Health (NIH) Acting Director Lawrence Tabak, DDS, PhD, regarding the Administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 NIH budget request. Dr. Tabak was accompanied by several members of his senior team (see box below). Opening […]
White House Plans to Nominate NCI Director to NIH Director Position
(Washington, DC) According to news reports, the White House plans to Monica M. Bertagnolli, who has been serving as Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) since last fall, to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH). If confirmed, Dr. Betagnolli would take over leadership of the agency, which has been without a permanent Director […]
