Advocacy groups are urging House representatives to support a FY2026 appropriations bill that maintains NIH funding at the Senate‑approved $48.7B and preserves language preventing caps on indirect costs and limiting multi‑year grant counts. The public call, circulated by science advocacy channels, frames the measures as essential to sustain research infrastructure and multi‑year investigator programs. The appeal arrives amid broader budget negotiations that could reshape grant funding practices and research institution overhead support. Researchers and institutions face potential disruptions if indirect cost caps or altered multi‑year funding rules are enacted. Clarification: indirect costs cover institutional expenses (facilities, administration) that support federally funded research; changes to these rules can materially affect university research capacity and grant competitiveness.