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On February 7, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), published supplemental policy guidance that instituted a 15% indirect cost rate for NIH grants. This policy would have applied to any new grant awards and to all existing grants to institutions…
The U.S. government supports a broad range of scientific and engineering research and development (R&D). Most of the R&D funded by the federal government is performed in support of the unique missions of individual funding agencies. Using information provided by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regarding fund…
This report provides an overview of FY2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) appropriations, including relevant congressional actions and a top-line comparison of discretionary funding enacted in FY2026 versus relevant congressional proposals, and prior-year funding for FY202…
Discussion of public interest in educational or noncommercial programming dates to the early days of broadcasting. In 1938, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) set aside a portion of available radio channels for noncommercial and educational broadcasting, periodically updating policy as technology evolved. In…
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is responsible for administering Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), which are the nation’s primary income support programs for older adults and individuals with disabilities. (Social Security includes Social Security Disability Insurance [SSDI].) As part of…
There has been growing interest from Congress and the Trump Administration in the availability and regulation of infertility services in the United States, which include assisted reproductive technologies (ART). Fertility clinics, embryology and clinical laboratories, and health care providers providing these services…
For over a decade, as part of its Occupational Information System (OIS) project, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has been developing a new source of occupational information for making certain disability determinations under the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI…
The Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (ACHDNC) is a committee of experts who have historically advised the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS; hereinafter the Secretary) on various aspects of newborn and childhood screening for heritable conditions – gen…
Emergency Alerts: Background and Distribution Methods Responsive and effective emergency alerts can increase the likelihood that people will take protective action to mitigate the risk of harm during an emergency. The Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) is an internet-based system that connects alerting…
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