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# Sen. Warren Seeks $5B Funding/Research Boost for FDA and NIH
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/sen-warren-seeks-5b-funding-research-boost-for-fda-and-nih/
- Published: 2017-12-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T23:06:40.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Drugs, #legacy-id-D5140303

Senator **Elizabeth Warren** (D-MA) has introduced the [National Biomedical Research Act](http://www.warren.senate.gov/files/documents/2017%5F12%5F07%5FNational%5FBiomedical%5FResearch%5FAct.pdf?ref=fdaweb.com) that would increase funding for targeted biomedical research initiatives through a new, reliable funding stream supporting both NIH and FDA. The bill would provide $5 billion annually in supplemental funding for grants for young emerging scientists, and breakthrough research to accelerate development and approval of new medicines, improve prevention, and increase understanding of life-threatening diseases. Warren says the funding boost would help restore the NIH budget roughly to its 2006 levels, adjusted for biomedical inflation.

During a 12/7 hearing, NIH director **Francis Collins** noted that his agency only funds about 19% of the grant applications submitted by research scientists, including many high-quality applications that would advance biomedical science. “If we look back in history, say back around 2000, 2001, we were funding about 30%, maybe even 35% because funds were more available,” he said.