Delay in passing the FY24 budget is “disastrous for our cancer centers”
Capitol Hill

Delay in passing the FY24 budget is “disastrous for our cancer centers”

As NCI continues to hobble along on a flat budget provided by a succession of continuing resolutions, the prospects for robust funding for cancer research, rising paylines, and healthy cancer center support grants have dimmed for this fiscal year. “The extended delay in passing the FY2024 budget is disastrous for our cancer centers,” Jennifer W.... […]
Kimryn Rathmell: Flat funding in FY24 would mean more cuts to NCI programs
NCI Director's Report

Kimryn Rathmell: Flat funding in FY24 would mean more cuts to NCI programs
New NCI director to continue the National Cancer Plan set in motion by predecessor Monica Bertagnolli

As the likelihood of a flat budget increases for the 2024 fiscal year, NCI will have difficulty maintaining its current programs, the institute’s new director Kimryn Rathmell said in her inaugural NCI director’s report to members of the National Cancer Advisory Board Feb. 8.