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- News From the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the largest U.S. government research funding agency, funding more than $28 billion in research each year. The NIH budget has remained unchanged over the past two years, and there is concern that this lack of growth will impede the progress of research in many areas, especially in food allergy.
FAAN has worked very closely with NIH and continues to advocate for increased funding for food allergy research. In line with that commitment, FAAN has recently partnered with NIH in an important initiative.
FAAN agreed to co-sponsor the new NIH food allergy grant initiative, Exploratory Investigations in Food Allergy, contributing $400,000 over the next two years. The purpose of this opportunity is to support high-impact and innovative research in food allergy that will be groundbreaking and move discoveries in new directions. NIH expects that $2.5 million per year will be available for research grants through this initiative.
FAAN's Research Grant Program complements the work of NIH research programs. Additionally, FAAN research grants provide an opportunity for new scientific ideas to be developed that can later be funded on a larger scale through NIH. With this in mind, FAAN has also partnered with NIH to receive referrals of unfunded, high-quality scientific projects.
FAAN has a long history of working with NIH on initiatives important to improving the medical care of people with food allergy. For example, FAAN co-sponsored two symposiums with NIH on a universal definition of anaphylaxis to ensure its proper recognition and treatment. The findings published from those symposiums have been frequently cited in medical journals around the world.
Food allergy research is progressing, but there is so much more that needs to be done. We are thankful for NIH's efforts in food allergy research and other initiatives that will improve the health care of people affected by food allergy, and we look forward to continuing to work with them on your behalf.
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