Budget & Appropriations
ASN is dedicated to advancing research in kidney disease. The society actively works with other organizations and coalitions to advocate for increased funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), particularly the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and other federal research agencies.
- Senate champions of KidneyX call for increased funding in FY 23
- House champions of KidneyX call for increased funding in FY 23
- FriendsofAHRQ_FY2020
- FY2020_AdHocGroup_Recommendation
- House Letter of Support for $25M for KidneyX.
- NIDDK FY 19 Appropriations Letter
- House KidneyX Request FY 19
- AHRQ FY 18 Appropriations Request
- Ad Hoc Statement on FY 18 Year End CR and Budget Deal
- November 22, 2017: Senate Tax Reform Letter
- November 22, 2017: House Tax Reform Letter
- January 5, 2009: ASN Letter to Incoming Obama Administration on Support for Medical Research Funding
- January 16, 2009: Friends of the VA Letter to Incoming Obama Administration on Support for VA Medical Research Funding
- July 7, 2009: FASEB Sign-on Letter on the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S.1233)
- March 16, 2012: Coalition for Health Funding Labor-HHS-Education Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriations Sign-on Letter
- March 19, 2012: Friends of AHRQ Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriations Sign-on Letter
- March 19, 2012: House Sign-on Letter for HRSA Organ Donation & Transplantation Funding for Fiscal Year 2013
- March 19, 2012: Senate Sign-on Letter for HRSA Organ Donation & Transplantation Funding for Fiscal Year 2013
- March 23, 2012: ASN NIDDK Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriations Sign-on Letter
- March 26, 2013: Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research NIH Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriations Sign-on Letter
- March 29, 2012: ASN House Written Testimony on Fiscal Year 2013 Budget
- March 29, 2012: ASN Senate Written Testimony on Fiscal Year 2013 Budget
- May 16, 2012: Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research NIH Salary Cap Restoration Sign-on Letter to Congress
- July 12, 2012: Non-Defense Discretionary Coalition Sign-on Letter to Congress on Deficit Reducation
- July 30, 2012: Friends of AHRQ Sign-on Letter on House Labor-HHS Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriations Bill
- October 1, 2012: Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Sign-on Letter on House HHS-Education-Labor Appropriations Subcommittee Bill
- Feburary 11, 2013: Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Sign-on Letter to Congress and the President RE: Impact of Cuts to NIH
- March 4, 2013: Coalition for Health Funding Sign-on Letter for Public Health and Health Research Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations
- March 15, 2015: ASN House Written Testimony on Fiscal Year 2014 Budget
- April 8, 2013: Friends of AHRQ Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations Sign-on Letter
- April 16, 2013: Coalition for Health Funding Labor-HHS-Education Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations Sign-on Letter
- April 18, 2013: Friends of AHRQ Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations Sign-on Letter
- April 22, 2013: Dear Colleague Letter on Funding for NIH
- March 28, 2013: ASN Senate Written Testimony on Fiscal Year 2014 Budget
- March, 2013: NIH Sequestration Operating Plan for Fiscal Year 2013
- March, 2013: Congressional Budget Office Slideshow with Federal Budget Projections through 2023
- March 20, 2013: Coalition Letter on the US House of Representatives Allocation for Fiscal Year 2014 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations
- April 26, 2013: ASN NIDDK Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations Sign-on Letter
- April 22, 2013: Dear Colleague Letter on Fiscal Year 2014 Funding for NIH
- May 8, 2013: NIH Plan for Implementing Sequestration in 2013
- May 15, 2013: NIDDK Plan for Implementing Sequestration in 2013
- June 20, 2013: Coalition Letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Allocations
- June 21, 2013: NDD United Letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Allocations
- June 24, 2013: Coalition for Health Funding Letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Allocations
- July 10, 2013: ASN Letter to the US Senate in Support of a Balanced Approach to Deficit Reduction
- July 10, 2013: ASN Letter to the US House of Representatives in Support of a Balanced Approach to Deficit Reduction
- July 29, 2013: Coalition Letter on House Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill Markup
- October, 2013: The Federal Government Shutdown - What You Need to Know
- November 12, 2013: Resumption of Operations at NIH - What You Need to Know
- November 12, 2013: NDD United Report on Impact of Federal Budget Cuts
- November 15, 2013: Thank you, Sen. Boxer
- December 4, 2013: NDD United Sign-on Letter Calling for Congress to Restore Funding for Fiscal Year 2014
- December 5, 2013: ASN Letter to the US House in Support of Protecting Funding for NIH in Fiscal Year 2014
- December 5, 2013: ASN Letter to the US Senate in Support of Protecting Funding for NIH in Fiscal Year 2014
- March 12, 2014: U.S. Senator Richard Durbin's News Release on the American Cures Act
- March 13, 2014: Coalition for Health Funding Labor-HHS-Education Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations Sign-on Letter
- March 28, 2014: ASN House Written Testimony on Fiscal Year 2015 Budget
- March 28, 2014: ASN Senate Written Testimony on Fiscal Year 2015 Budget
- March 2014 Government Accountability Report (GAO) on NIH Research Funding
- April 3, 2014: Friends of AHRQ Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations Sign-on Letter
- April 4, 2014: ASN NIDDK Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations Sign-on Letter
- April 23, 2014: Senate Appropriations Committee 2015 Innovation Hearing Testimony
- October 17, 2014: Friends of NIA National Institute on Aging Fiscal Year 2016 Appropriations Sign-on Letter
- November 12, 2014: Ad Hoc Group Sign-on Letter Urging Congress Restore NIH Cuts in Fiscal Year 2015
- March 19, 2015: ASN NIDDK Fiscal Year 2016 Appropriations Sign-on Letter
- March 23, 2015: Friends of AHRQ Fiscal Year 2016 Appropriations Sign-On Letters
- March 31, 2015: ASN Request to Testify at House Public Witness Hearing
- April 2, 2015: ASN Senate Written Testimony on Fiscal Year 2016 Budget
- April 20, 2015: NDD United Sign-on Letter re: FY2016 House LHHS 302(b)
- April 21, 2015: AAAS Sign-on Letter to Congress Urging Resolution of Federal Travel Restrictions
- April 28, 2015: ASN House Written Testimony on Fiscal Year 2016 Budget
- May 4, 2015: Friends of NIDDK Fiscal Year 2016 Appropriations Sign-On Letter
- May 8, 2015: NDD United Sign-on Letter re: FY2016 Senate LHHS 302(b)
- May 13, 2015: Research!America Sign-on Letter re: NIH Innovation Fund
- June 22, 2015: Friends of AHRQ Letter Calling on Congress to Save AHRQ
- July 13, 2015: Friends of AHRQ Sign-on Letter to the Senate re: AHRQ 2016 Funding
- August 10, 2015: Community Sign-on Letter to Congress re: Meeting Travel Restrictions
- August 10, 2015: Community Sign-on Letter to Congress re: Meeting Travel Restrictions
- August 21, 2015: Community Sign-on Letter to Congress Opposing a NIH Salary Cap Reduction
- September 10, 2015: NDD United Sign-on Letter Urging Congress to End Sequestration
- October 22, 2015: Friends of AHRQ Sign-on Letters Urging Support for Budget Increases
- November 13, 2015: Friends of NIDDK Sign-on Letter Urging Support for Budget Increases
- February 11, 2016: Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Sign-on Letter Thanking Congressional Leaders for Supporting the 2016 Budget
- February 11, 2016: Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Sign-on Letter Thanking Congress for Supporting the 2016 Budget
- February 22, 2016: NDD United Sign-on Letter re: FY2017 LHHS 302(b)
- March 10, 2016: Friends of AHRQ Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations House Sign-on Letter
- March 11, 2016: NHLBI Constituency Group Sign-on Letter to Congress on 2017 NHLBI Budget Request
- March 14, 2016: Friends of AHRQ Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations Senate Sign-on Letter
- March 11, 2016: ASN NIDDK Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations Sign-on Letter
- March 17, 2016: Friends of NIMHD Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations Sign-On Letters
- March 22, 2016: Friends of NIDDK Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations Sign-On Letters
- April 15, 2016: ASN House Written Testimony on Fiscal Year 2017 Budget
- April 15, 2016: ASN Senate Written Testimony on Fiscal Year 2017 Budget
- April 27, 2016: Research!American Sign-on Letter re: Innovations for Healthier Americans
- May 10, 2016: Community Sign-on Letter Opposing SBIR/STTR Set-Aside Increases
- May 13, 2016: Community Sign-on Letter Opposing SBIR/STTR Set-Aside Increases
- June 1, 2016: Community Sign-on Letter re: DOD Research