Comment Letter

Neurosurgeons Urge Congress to Increase Funding for the NIH BRAIN Initiative

  • Biomedical Research
  • The Honorable Tammy Baldwin
    Chair
    Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human
    Services, Education, and Related Agencies
    Committee on Appropriations
    U.S. Senate
    Washington, DC 20510
  • The Honorable Robert Aderholt
    Chair
    Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human
    Services, Education, and Related Agencies
    Committee on Appropriations
    U.S. House of Representatives
    Washington, DC 20515
  • The Honorable Shelley Moore Capito
    Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human
    Services, Education, and Related Agencies
    Committee on Appropriations
    U.S. Senate
    Washington, DC 20510
  • The Honorable Rosa DeLauro
    Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human
    Services, Education, and Related Agencies
    Committee on Appropriations
    U.S. House of Representatives
    Washington, DC 20515

Dear Chair Baldwin, Ranking Member Capito, Chair Aderholt, and Ranking Member DeLauro,

The undersigned members of the brain health community are grateful for the robust investment the Committee has provided for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative in recent years. The steady commitment to investing in neuroscience is helping researchers make discoveries that fundamentally change and improve our understanding of how the human brain works and is opening the door to innovative technologies and treatments for brain-related diseases and disorders. Only through research will the causes, cures, and ultimately the prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders be found. As such, we respectfully request that you provide at least $740 million for the BRAIN Initiative in FY 2025.

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