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The NIH Office for Extramural Research recently shared a new that helps clarify and simplify the process of submitting an NIH grant applictation. The infographic shares resources, tips, key actions, and institution- and investigator-specific information which could be helpful for those interested in submitting NIH grant applications and for the research community more broadly. As always, please refer to 91爆料’s Office of Sponsored Research for more information.

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House Republicans are expected to bring their proposal to raise the debt ceiling to the House floor for a vote today. Assuming no Democrats vote in favor, Speaker McCarthy can only afford to lose four Republican votes due to the slim majority in the House. The debt ceiling is the cap for how much the U.S. government can borrow from the Treasury to fulfill its financial obligations. The U.S. technically hit its debt limit at the end of January leading the Treasury to use 鈥渆xtraordinary measures鈥� to be able to continue paying. Once these measures run out, the U.S. could default on its debt with extreme consequences to the global economy, however both Democrats and Republicans have stated that they are committed to avoiding this fate, requiring them to come to agreement on raising the debt ceiling. 听

The Republicans are expected to bring their bill to the floor which raises the debt ceiling in conjunction with spending cuts and a series of other GOP priorities. The bill is not expected to go to the Senate even if it passes the House, but rather is part of Speaker McCarthy鈥檚 strategy to bring President Biden to the table and strengthen the Republican stake in negotiations. The most recent discussion between the two on the issue was back on February 1st. Read more about this and follow live updates . 听

Last week, the House Committee on Energy & Commerce鈥檚 Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled 鈥�鈥�. The Subcommittee heard from Carole Johnson, an Administrator for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), on the state of HRSA programs today that support the overall health ecosystem from workforce development to flexibilities within the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. For context, the hearing memo cites the expected workforce shortage of ““, demonstrating the urgency for continued federal support.

Washington’s Representative McMorris Rodgers, Chair of the House E&C Committee, expressed her support for considering 8 different bills, including the Strengthening Community Care Act of 2023, which reauthorizes the Community Health Center Fund and National Health Service Corps; the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program; and the National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2023, among others. As Congress gears up to develop its budget for fiscal year 2024, this hearing helped bring to the forefront the need to continue funding programs that strengthen U.S. public healthcare systems. 听

Read and watch Chair Rodgers鈥� opening statement , and read more about the full hearing and proposed legislation . 听