Comment Letter

AANS and CNS Urge House to Increase BRAIN Initiative Funding

  • Biomedical Research
  • The Honorable Robert Aderholt, Chair
    Labor, Health and Human Services, Education,
    and Related Agencies
    Committee on Appropriations
    U.S. House of Representatives
    2358-B Rayburn House Office Building
    Washington, DC 20515
  • The Honorable Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member
    Labor, Health and Human Services, Education,
    and Related Agencies
    Committee on Appropriations
    U.S. House of Representatives
    1036 Longworth House Office Building
    Washington, DC 20515


Dear Reps. Aderholt and DeLauro:

On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), representing more than 4,500 practicing neurosurgeons in the United States, we write to urge the subcommittee to provide a significant increase in FY 2025 funding for The Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative. Established in 2013 at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the BRAIN Initiative aims to revolutionize our understanding of the human brain. In the decade since its inception, the BRAIN Initiative has shown that it is more than fundamental research. It is fundamental to research.

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