Federal Science and Public Health Funding Page
In the U.S., federal funding fuels the research that drives discovery, spurs innovation and improves the health of animals, humans, the environment and the economy. Given the diverse nature of microbiology, a number of federal agencies fund these efforts. 黑料正能量works to ensure robust, sustained funding for microbiology research across a host of federal agencies. Learn more about .
The Appropriations Process
The annual appropriations process formally kicks off each year with the release of the President’s budget request to Congress. The presidential proposal marks the beginning of a multi-month process of finalizing and approving the Federal budget. President Biden sent his Fiscal Year 2025 proposal to Congress on March 11, 2024. On March 14, 2025, Congress passed a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government through Sept. 30, 2025. The legislation largely maintains overall government funding at FY 2024 levels, with specific adjustments impacting various agencies and programs, including increasing defense spending by $6 billion while reducing non-defense spending by $13 billion.
While the CR maintains funding for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Science Foundation, USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative and Department of Energy Office of Science at FY 2024 levels, it results in a $280 million reduction in NIH funding compared to FY 2024. Learn more about the funding for Federal science agencies:
| AGENCY/PROGRAM | FY23 ACTUAL |
FY24 ACTUAL | FY25 ACTUAL |
| National Institutes of Health | $47.9 billion | $47.08 billion | $46.8 billion |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) | $6.56 billion | $6.5 billion | $6.5 billion |
| AGENCY/PROGRAM | FY23 ACTUAL |
FY24 ACTUAL | FY25 ACTUAL |
| CDC Overall Budget | $9.2 billion | $9.2 billion | $9.2 billion |
| Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Disease | $750 million | $760 million | $760 million |
| Immunization and Respiratory Disease | $919 million | $919 million | $919 million |
| HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STI and TB Prevention | $1.39 billion | $1.39 billion | $1.39 billion |
| Global Health | $692 million | $692 million | $692 million |
| Public Health Preparedness | $883 million | $938 million | $938 million |
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| AGENCY/PROGRAM | FY23 ACTUAL | FY24 ACTUAL | FY25 ACTUAL |
| National Science Foundation | $9.5 billion | $9.06 billion | $9.06 billion |
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| AGENCY/PROGRAM | FY23 ACTUAL | FY24 ACTUAL | FY25 ACTUAL |
| FDA (budget authority) | $3.53 billion | $3.52 billion | $3.52 billion |
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| AGENCY/PROGRAM | FY23 ACTUAL | FY24 ACTUAL | FY25 ACTUAL |
| National Institute of Food and Agriculture | $1.7 billion | $1.6 billion | $1.6 billion |
| Agricultural Research Service | $1.8 million | $1.7 billion | $1.7 billion |
| Agriculture and Food Research Initiative | $455 million | $445 million | $445 million |
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| AGENCY/PROGRAM | FY23 ACTUAL | FY24 ACTUAL | FY25 ACTUAL |
| DOE Office of Science | $8.1 billion | $8.2 billion | $8.2 billion |
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| AGENCY/PROGRAM | FY23 ACTUAL | FY4 ACTUAL | FY25 ACTUAL |
| Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) | $950 million | $1.01 billion | $1.01 billion |
| Office of Science, Technology and Policy (OSTP) | $7.96 million | $7.96 million | $7.96 million |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Research Office | $661 million | $656 million | $656 million |
| U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) | $1.49 billion | $1.45 billion | $1.45 billion |
| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Science and Technology | $802 million | $758 million | $758 million |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Directorate | $7.79 billion | $7.3 billion | $7.3 billion |
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