Fierce Pharma

FDA’s rare pediatric disease voucher program revived by 2026 government funding bill

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, signed by Trump on Feb. 3, includes a provision reinstating the Mikaela Naylon ...
BioSpace

Rare Pediatric Disease Vouchers Reauthorized, PBM Reform Funded in Narrowly Passed Spending Bill

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a spending package into law Tuesday that reauthorizes the FDA’s previously stalled rare ...
Nextgov

Government funding deal reups cyber grant program

Lawmakers reauthorized the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program as part of the deal to reopen the federal government, but funding remains an open question. The end of the longest federal ...
KCCI Des Moines

Government funding deal restores key USDA programs as Iowa farmers push for long-term fix

The deal to reopen the government includes new federal funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Iowa farm leaders say it’s welcome progress but only a temporary fix to much bigger challenges.

How a federal government shutdown impacts programs, services in NJ

How would a federal government shutdown impact programs in New Jersey such as SNAP, or Medicare and Social Security payments? How about air travel?
WITN

Government shutdown could impact Head Start programs for children

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - The government is nearing one month of being shut down. That means the future is uncertain for furloughed employees and government-funded programs like Early Head Start.
KY3

Government shutdown imperils dozens of Head Start preschool programs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Head Start programs that serve tens of thousands of the nation’s neediest preschoolers are facing a cutoff of federal funding at the end of the month because of the government ...