Tagged with “NCI”

Fiscal Year 2010 Appropriations

Although the fiscal year ended on September 30, to-date Congress has only completed 5 of the 12 annual appropriations bills. This week, Congress moved forward with a couple of important steps and it looks like they are now on track to complete the remaining 7 bills before the end of the year.

Posted by Catherine Knowles on December 9th, 2009
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Tags: Appropriations, CDC, DoD, NCI, NIH

Advocates in Research Working Group Recommendations

By Nancy Roach, the Founder of C3 and Chair of its Board of Directors

A National Cancer Institute (NCI) working group has developed recommendations about how to engage advocates effectively in NCI research activities. The recommendations are open to public comment until November 30, 2009. Rather than go into detail about the recommendations, I will explain from my personal experience why I feel they are important and present C3’s feedback. Continue reading…

Posted by Kate Murphy on November 18th, 2009
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Tags: ARWG, NCI, research advocacy

Colorectal Cancer Research and Economic Recovery

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) is helping to pay for critically needed colorectal cancer research. In return, scientists and their support staff are hired or kept working, new equipment and supplies are purchased, and local communities benefit economically.

As of July 2009, the National Cancer Institute has used ARRA funds to award 40 grants associated with colorectal cancer research, totaling $7,284,159. The grants support both ongoing and new colorectal cancer research. Continue reading…

Posted by Kate Murphy on September 8th, 2009
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Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, ARRA, NCI

President Obama’s FY 2010 Budget Released

President Barack Obama

President Obama released his FY 2010 budget request. The budget requests $30.838 billion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a 1.4 percent increase ($443 million) over the FY 2009 level. This includes $5.15 billion for the National Cancer Institute (NCI) or $181 million more than the FY 2009 funding level. Continue reading…

Posted by Joe Arite on May 7th, 2009
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Tags: Budget, NCI, NIH

Senators Ask for Increased Funding at NCI

Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)

Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) have authored a Senate Dear Colleague Letter in support of increasing the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) budget to $6 billion in Fiscal Year 2010 and doubling NCI’s budget over the next five years. Continue reading…

Posted by Joe Arite on May 5th, 2009
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Tags: Appropriations, Budget, NCI