“Proposed funding would bolster the strategic national stockpile as well as health agencies in preparation for future health crises, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra told lawmakers last week.
President Biden’s discretionary budget request for fiscal year 2022 outlines $25 billion increase — a $131.7 billion total — for HHS. Such an increase demonstrates the administration’s commitment to preparing the nation for future public health crises, Becerra said at the House Energy and Commerce hearing.
Becerra highlighted some key funding changes in the proposed budget before the committee, which include:
- $905 million for the Strategic National Stockpile, which is $200 million more than in FY 2021
- $8.7 billion for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a $1.6 billion increase from FY 2021
- $51 billion for the National Institutes of Health, a $9 billion increase from FY 2021.
“The budget request also outlines creating an Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), which would be nestled under the National Institutes of Health with $6.5 billion of NIH’s allocated $51 billion. This investment in advanced research and development could accelerate future health innovation, Becerra said…” Read the full article here.
Source: Proposed HHS Budget Includes Funding Boosts for CDC, NIH – By Melissa Harris, May 18, 2021. GovernmentCIO.
