I-NIH Idlulisela Izimali ze-NIAID Ocwaningweni Lwezokwelapha LoMnyango Wezokuvikela

Okushintshile

Ngokombiko we-Ars Technica, i-NIH isayine isivumelwano seminyaka eyi-10 sokudlulisela ingxenye engadalulwanga yesabelomali se-NIAID sango-2026 esingu-$6.6 bhiliyoni eMnyangweni Wezokuvikela. Le mali izosekela abasebenzi namaphrojekthi oMnyango Wezokuvikela athuthukisa izindlela zokuvikela ezokwelapha emkhuhlaneni wobhubhane, ezinsongweni ze-CBRN nasezifweni ezithathelwanayo ezisafufusa, umsebenzi abaholi be-NIH ne-NIAID abake bathi kufanele ungabe usawela ngaphansi komsebenzi walesi sikhungo.

Kungani Lokhu Kubalulekile

Lokhu kudala indlela entsha yokusebenzisa imali kahulumeni yocwaningo lwezempilo: esikhundleni sokuba idlule ohlelweni olujwayelekile lwe-NIAID lokukhipha izibonelelo, enye yayo ingaxhasa umsebenzi ophethwe uMnyango Wezokuvikela. Lokhu kubalulekile noma kuphi lapho uhlelo locwaningo, ubudlelwano nenkampani esaqalayo noma uhlelo lomkhiqizo kuncike kwisayensi yezifo ezithathelwanayo esekelwa i-NIH. Isamba semali singase sibe sincane; futhi umxhasimali, osebenzisa imiphumela yomsebenzi nowuqhuba umsebenzi kungase kube abahlukile.

Umbono wethu (ukuqagela okusekelwe olwazini): ushintsho okungenzeka lubonakale maduze luwukudluliselwa kwemali okulinganiselwe ezinhlelweni zoMnyango Wezokuvikela zezindlela zokuvikela, hhayi ukushintshwa ngokuphelele kocwaningo lwe-NIH. Kodwa lolu hlelo luguqula umbuzo osebenzayo usuke kokuthi “Ingabe ikhona imali yomphakathi yalokhu?” uye kokuthi “Yisiphi isikhungo esinquma ukuthi sixhasa ini, futhi ngaluphi uhlelo lwesikhathi?”

Indlela imithelela engasabalala ngayo

Imali ye-NIAID manje ingasekela ngokuqondile amaphrojekthi oMnyango Wezokuvikela. Uma ukudluliswa kubalulekile futhi le mali ibiyobe ngenye indlela isekele izibonelelo eziphethwe i-NIH, abafake izicelo bangase babhekane nokuncipha kwamandla ohlelweni lwezibonelelo kungakapheli amasonto.

Lokhu kungase kuqondise umsebenzi owengeziwe ezinhlelweni ezibunjwa yizidingo zoMnyango Wezokuvikela: izindlela zokuvikela umkhuhlane wobhubhane, izinsongo zamakhemikhali, ezebhayoloji, ezemisebe nezenuzi, kanye nezifo ezithathelwanayo ezisafufusa. Lokhu kulandelana kwemithelela kuyaphela uma ukudluliswa kukuncane, uma izimali ze-NIH ezingakakhishwa bezingatholakali ngokoqobo ukuze zibe izibonelelo, uma iCongress ingenelela, noma uma kuvela izimali ezivala leso sikhala.

Ukuhlolwa komthelela

• Izinhlelo zoMnyango Wezokuvikela zezindlela zokuvikela ezokwelapha: Kungenzeka zihlomule emasontweni azayo. Isivumelwano sinikeza lezi zinhlelo umthombo ongase uxhaswe yi-NIAID wokukhokhela abasebenzi nomsebenzi wamaphrojekthi.

• Abafake izicelo zezibonelelo ze-NIAID: Basengozini. Ingxenye engadalulwanga yesabelo esingu-$6.6 bhiliyoni ingase incintisane namandla ohlelo lwezibonelelo, ithinte ukutholakala kwezimali uma imali edlulisiwe ibiyobe ngenye indlela iboshelwe ngezibonelelo nge-NIH.

• Ababeleli bezimali beCongress: Isimo sabo sixubile ezinyangeni eziyisithupha kuya kweziyi-12. Ubunzima be-NIH bokukhipha izibonelelo budala ingcindezi yokusebenzisa imali eyabelwe, kanti izinsolo zokuthi lesi sivumelwano sidlulisela izimali ePentagon ngaphandle kwemvume yeCongress zingaholela ekubekweni kwemikhawulo.

Izimo ezingase zenzeke

Okungenzeka kakhulu

Uma indlela ebikiwe eya cishe kumaphesenti ayi-10 iqhubeka futhi iCongress ingaluvimbeli lolu hlelo, i-NIH noMnyango Wezokuvikela bazoqala ukudlulisa imali elinganiselwe phakathi nezinyanga eziyi-12 ezizayo. UMnyango Wezokuvikela uthola amandla engeziwe okusebenza ngezindlela zokuvikela, kuyilapho uhlelo lwezibonelelo lwe-NIAID lubhekana nokungaqiniseki ngesikhwama esisele. Amarekhodi okudluliswa abonisa isabelo esilinganiselwe, abasebenzi noma amaphrojekthi asekelwa uMnyango Wezokuvikela, kanye nokungabikho kokuvinjelwa yiCongress, kungaqinisa le ndlela; ukudluliswa okukhulu kakhulu noma umkhawulo kungayiphendula.

Okuhle

Uma imali iboshelwa ngokushesha kumaphrojekthi ashiwo futhi ingasusi kakhulu izibonelelo ezifanele ze-NIAID, izinhlelo zoMnyango Wezokuvikela zithola amandla okusebenza ngezinsongo eziqanjwe ngenhla, kuyilapho izibopho zezibonelelo ze-NIH zihlala zizinzile ezinyangeni eziyisithupha kuya kweziyi-12. Lokho kungaguqula imali i-NIH ebilokhu inobunzima bokuyikhipha ibe umsebenzi osebenzayo wezindlela zokuvikela. Izibopho ezizinzile ze-NIAID ezihambisana namaphrojekthi oMnyango Wezokuvikela ahlonziwe zingasekela lo mphumela; ukwehla kwezibopho zezibonelelo noma izimali ezidlulisiwe ezihlala zingasetshenzisiwe kungawenza buthaka.

Okubi

Uma abenzi bomthetho bephetha ngokuthi imali ye-NIAID iyasuswa ocwaningweni olusekelwa izibonelelo ngaphandle kwegunya elanele, iCongress inganciphisa noma ivimbele indlela yokudlulisa imali ezinyangeni eziyisithupha kuya kweziyi-12. Lokho kunganciphisa ukuhanjiswa okuhleliwe komsebenzi wokuphepha kwebhayoloji uyoMnyango Wezokuvikela futhi kwenze ukutholakala kwezimali kuphikiswane kakhulu ngakho. Ulimi lwezimali ezabiwe, ukwengamela okugxile egunyeni lalesi sivumelwano, noma ukwehla kwezibopho ze-NIAID ngesikhathi umsebenzi woMnyango Wezokuvikela uqhubeka kungakhomba kule ndlela.

Okufanele kubhekwe ngokulandelayo

• Inani lamadola i-NIH elidlulisayo lisuka ku-NIAID nokuthi yiziphi izinhlelo zoMnyango Wezokuvikela ezilitholayo.
• Ukuthi iCongress iyayibeka yini imikhawulo egxile ngqo ekudlulisweni kwezimali kusuka ku-NIH kuya eMnyangweni Wezokuvikela.
• Ukuthi idatha yezibopho zezibonelelo ze-NIAID iyashintsha yini njengoba ukudluliswa kuqala.