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Trump nominates Dr. Erica Schwartz for CDC Director

President Trump has named Dr. Erica Schwartz as his latest pick to lead the CDC. If the Senate confirms her, she will be the agency鈥檚 fourth leader in just over a year. Dr. Schwartz is a physician and vaccine supporter, the latest signal that the administration is distancing itself from HHS Secretary RFK Jr.鈥檚 vaccine skepticism in the lead up to the midterms. Dr. Schwartz served as deputy surgeon general during the first Trump administration, and is a retired rear admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.

President Trump also announced Sean Slovenski as deputy CDC director and chief operating officer, Dr. Jennifer Shuford as deputy director and chief medical officer, and Dr. Sara Brenner as a senior counselor to Secretary Kennedy.

Trump signs SBIR/STTR reauthorization bill into law

Yesterday, President Trump signed , the 鈥淪mall Business Innovation and Economic Security Act.鈥 This legislation reauthorizes the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs through 2031. Since 1982, the SBIR and STTR programs, known together as America鈥檚 Seed Fund, have invested more than $81 billion into over 34,000 small businesses. Authorization had lapsed as of September 30, freezing billions of dollars in funding across multiple agencies, as Congress debated new program reforms. This five-year extension is the longest extension in the program鈥檚 history. The legislation reforms include significant security screening expansion, proposal submission caps, and a 鈥渟trategic breakthrough鈥 award mechanism allowing for larger award amounts.

NIH Budget Documents Now Available

The budget documents for NIH are now available on line .听 The page includes both an of the agency budget request as well for each of the institutes and centers.

Overall request is $41.5 billion for the agency, a $5-billon cut below the current programmatic level.

More Information on the Administration Budget Request

Total Basic Research (6.1):听 $2.144 billion (-$207 million compared to FY2026)

Total Applied Research (6.2):听 $6.087 billion (-$1.072 billion compared to FY2026)

Army

  • 6.1 research: $396.1 million (-$129 million)
  • 6.2 research: $914 million (-$608.9 million)

 

Navy

  • 6.1 research: $525.4 million (-$71.1 million)
  • 6.2 research: $935.3 million ($400)

 

Air Force听

  • 6.1 research: $387.1 million (-$20 million)
  • 6.2 research: $1.258 billion (-$338 million)

 

Defense-wide

  • 6.1 research: $800.1 million (+$13.7 million)
  • 6.2 research: $2.746 billion (-$319 million)

 

Total discretionary funding request: 听听$3.963 billion (-$4.787 billion compared to FY2026)

Total funding request (including mandatory funds):听 $5.103 billion (-$3.887 billion)

  • The total request includes, among other items, $900 million for a new Antarctic Research Vessel from mandatory funds.

 

  • Research and Related Activities (R&RA): $3.409 billion (-$4.706 billion)
  • Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction (MREFC): $173 million (-$78 million)

 

Within the R&RA account, every directorate would see a decrease, with the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences slated for elimination.

Please continue to check back on the blog for updates.

Agency-Specific Budget Request Documents Becoming Available

A number of agencies are making available their specific budget request documents.

  • The NSF budget document is available .听
  • The budget documents from the Department of Education are posted .听
  • The initial requests from the Pentagon for its research budget are available .听
  • The USGS budget document is available .听
  • The Administration proposes to eliminate the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in its .
  • NASA budget documents can be found .听
  • Department of Energy budget documents are available .听