Research Advocacy

• ARVO and NAEVR submit testimonies urging Congress to increase NIH/NEI FY14 funding - 5/16/2013
• President Obama releases FY 2014 spending plan - 5/15/2013
• President Obama proposes multi-year BRAIN Initiative - 5/14/2013
• NAEVR testifies at house hearing: Requests $730 million for NEI - 3/21/2013
• 'Two-way communication is essential' - 3/5/2013
• Members urge U.S. Congress to preserve NIH funding - 2/15/2013
• Revised NIH Grants Policy Statement Includes Policy Changes and Clarifications - 10/16/2012
• President Obama signs Continuing Resolution: NIH/NEI funding remains at FY 12 level. - 10/3/2012
• Funding Updates: New brochure highlights a decade of vision research to meet military needs - 9/24/2012
• Funding Updates: 21 vision researches receive $14 million in Department of Defense funding - 9/24/2012
• Senate joins the House in passing a CR to fund government through March 2013 - 9/24/2012
• U.S. members: Urge your members of Congress to avoid mandatory budget cuts in early 2013 - 7/18/2012

• Urge Congress to avoid cuts facing research funding - 2/14/2013
• Oppose the new restriction on transport of primates - 2/8/2013
• Oppose the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act - 12/5/2012
• ARVO members respond to NIH notice for comments on CareerTrac - 7/18/2012