Please contact your Congressman and Senators and ask them to contact the Labor HHS subcommittee in support of the following funding levels for NIOSH, the Education and Research Centers, and the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Program in conference on the FY17 Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations bill.
- House level of $29.5 million for the Education and Research Centers (ERCs)
- House level of $26 million for Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
- Top line number for NIOSH – restore funding to the FY16 level of $339.121 million
For more information on ERCs please visit: www.cdc.gov/niosh/oep/centers.html
Fact sheets for your use: CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing (AFF) program
Center for Occupational and Environmental Health 