The White House 2016 Budget Includes Big Funding for Antibiotic Resistance BY MARYN MCKENNA 01.31.15 | 8:40 AM

Next week, President Barack Obama will unveil his full budget request for the coming fiscal year. When he does, he’ll also reveal details of how his administration plans to fund the national strategy for combating antibiotic resistance that the White House released last autumn.

Here’s what we know so far, based on a fact sheet that the White House released earlier this week:

The total request is $1.2 billion, “nearly doubling” current funding, and intended for multiple agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services. Here’s how that breaks down:

• $650 million shared by the National Institutes of Health and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority;
• $280 million for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
• $85 million at the Department of Veterans Affairs;
• $77 million for the US Department of Agriculture;
• $75 million for the Department of Defense;
• $47 million for the Food and Drug Administration.
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