NCC reiterates FY 2026 funding request to Senate committee

AONL and 62 other members of the Nursing Community Coalition signed a letter to Senate Appropriations Committee leaders reiterating its funding request for fiscal year 2026. The NCC urges the committee to fund at least $530 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs, at least $210 million for the National Institute of Nursing Research, and to preserve NINR as an independent Institute within the National Institutes of Health. The Senate Appropriations Committee scheduled on July 31 a full committee markup of the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill, which includes Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and NINR funding. (NCC letter, 7/31/25)