For the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies: Addressing the National Institutes of Health (NIH) / National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
May 18, 2026
The Friends of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) are pleased to submit the following testimony regarding Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 federal appropriations for the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies in support of the vital work being carried out by the NIH/NIEHS as a result of the annual appropriation provided for this work in the Subcommittee’s bill. We ask you to provide at least $996 million for NIEHS in FY2027 as part of an overall appropriation for NIH of $51.3 billion not inclusive of other funds for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) or pandemic preparedness.
Our coalition of organizations represents a variety of interests, including medical and scientific professional societies, environmental and public health focused organizations, children’s health advocates, and many others. Collectively, our community supports and calls attention to the vital work being done by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). As one of the component Institutes and Centers of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), NIEHS focuses on the prevention of health problems and diseases with special emphasis on the intimate interactions between our bodies and the environments where we live, work, and play over our lifetimes.
