This resource highlights how federally-funded landmark research studies have made medical breakthroughs possible and how attacks on science put all lives at risk.
A proposed rule from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) gives political appointees full authority to fund and terminate research at any point if they don’t agree with it, undermining decades of knowledge and progress.
What have federally funded landmark research studies taught us and what is at risk?
Federally-funded research studies including the Framingham Heart Study, Nurses’ Health Studies, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Women’s Health Initiative, and more are why we have prevention and treatments for cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic and infectious diseases, and other conditions today.
How will the proposed OMB grantmaking rule harm health for all?
Public investment in large-scale, long-term research made the United States a global leader in science and innovation, but now, attacks on the landmark studies that set the U.S. apart and saved lives are putting science and lives at risk. If the proposed OMB grantmaking rule takes effect, political appointees will have unchecked authority to terminate grants for projects that have been continuously funded for decades and scientists may never be able to launch new research at this scale again.
