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UMR Statement on the Importance of Maintaining a Strong NIH

January 31, 2025

As the biomedical research community continues to assess the evolving federal situation, it is important to underscore the critical role that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the research it supports play in saving lives, supporting local economies, and maintaining America’s global leadership in biomedical innovation. Simply put, freezes, delays or reductions in medical research funding put America’s leadership and American lives in jeopardy.

United for Medical Research looks forward to working with the Trump Administration and Congress this year to ensure that strong, sustainable biomedical research investments remain a critical national priority.

Helpful Resources 

NIH’s Role in Sustaining the U.S. Economy (link 

State-specific data on NIH impact (link) 

How Rural States Benefit from Strong NIH Funding (link) 

Patient stories (link)

UMR is a coalition of leading research institutions, patient and health advocates and private industry seeking strong and sustainable increases in funding for the National Institutes of Health in order to save and improve lives, advance innovation and fuel the economy. Learn more at unitedformedicalresearch.org.