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ADVOCATING FOR SCIENCE AND RESEARCH FUNDING

Now more than ever, NAVBO encourages you to advocate for science and research.  On this page, we will keep you informed of critical actions being taken that will impact the scientific community and actions you can take.  Through our membership with Research!America and other advocacy sources, we hope to bring you up to date information.

Contacting Your Representatives Can Make a Difference for Science
If you are a U.S. citizen, let your U.S. representatives hear from you and encourage them to be advocating for science. There are many methods by which to reach out -  from attending meetings or personal visits to congressional offices, to doing something as simple as writing a postcard.  Be sure to reach out to your district and state representatives. Now, in addition to funding the NIH budget and other federal biomedical research budgets, scientists must clearly express how other policies impact scientific collaboration, a key component in the scientific process.   Here is a link to help you craft your communications with your representatives in Congress.

Find your representatives:
Contact information for US Senators
Contact information for US Congress Members

A report from United for Medical Research recently released a report on the impact of the NIH on US economy (FY2024).  Download the report.  Impacts on individual states is also available at https://www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-state/

Here are links to organizations that encourage, support and aid science advocates:
Coalition for the Life Sciences
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
Research!America

If you are aware  of other groups, please let us know and we will post them here (send to info@navbo.org).