What's the Impact of Budget Cuts & Sequestration on Your Work?

Thank you for sharing with the AGA the impact of budget cuts and sequestration on your research.

We plan to use findings from this survey as part of an advocacy campaign urging Congress to recommit to more stable funding.

This is your chance to tell your story! In the free-response areas, please share details that will illustrate to Congress the real-world impacts of budget cuts to biomedical research.

We won't share your story without your permission. Be sure to include your contact information at the end of the survey so that we can follow up with you directly.

AGA sent this survey to all our members in research. Urge your colleagues to take the survey - just forward them a link to this page.

Thanks for your time,
The AGA Public Affairs and Advocacy Committee & the AGA Institute Research Policy Committee

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* 1. Because of reduced federal funding of research, I have:

	Yes	No
Had the total amount of a grant reduced.	Had the total amount of a grant reduced. Yes	Had the total amount of a grant reduced. No
Had the length of a grant reduced.	Had the length of a grant reduced. Yes	Had the length of a grant reduced. No
Had a grant discontinued.	Had a grant discontinued. Yes	Had a grant discontinued. No
Turned patients away from a trial.	Turned patients away from a trial. Yes	Turned patients away from a trial. No
Been unable to purchase lab equipment needed to complete research projects.	Been unable to purchase lab equipment needed to complete research projects. Yes	Been unable to purchase lab equipment needed to complete research projects. No
Reduced the scope of a project.	Reduced the scope of a project. Yes	Reduced the scope of a project. No
Been forced to dispose of lab animals that have become too expensive to maintain.	Been forced to dispose of lab animals that have become too expensive to maintain. Yes	Been forced to dispose of lab animals that have become too expensive to maintain. No
Closed a laboratory.	Closed a laboratory. Yes	Closed a laboratory. No
Abandoned a research project.	Abandoned a research project. Yes	Abandoned a research project. No
Failed to pursue an exciting new observation that could lead to potential treatments and cures.	Failed to pursue an exciting new observation that could lead to potential treatments and cures. Yes	Failed to pursue an exciting new observation that could lead to potential treatments and cures. No
Decided not to take on new students, fellows or postdocs for training.	Decided not to take on new students, fellows or postdocs for training. Yes	Decided not to take on new students, fellows or postdocs for training. No

Tell us about what you were researching and the implications for science and society of it being derailed. For discontinued projects, how much money and how many years of research preceded the cut?

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* 2. Regarding staffing, reduced federal funding has meant that I have:

	Yes	No
Put a freeze on hiring new staff.	Put a freeze on hiring new staff. Yes	Put a freeze on hiring new staff. No
Reduced staff salaries.	Reduced staff salaries. Yes	Reduced staff salaries. No
Spent less time on research and more time on clinical work or teaching.	Spent less time on research and more time on clinical work or teaching. Yes	Spent less time on research and more time on clinical work or teaching. No
Laid off staff.	Laid off staff. Yes	Laid off staff. No
Lost my job.	Lost my job. Yes	Lost my job. No

If you answered yes, please tell us about the personal implications of these salary reductions and/or job losses.

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* 3. Because of reduced federal research funding, I fear that:

	Yes	No
The U.S. will lose our leadership position in biomedical research.	The U.S. will lose our leadership position in biomedical research. Yes	The U.S. will lose our leadership position in biomedical research. No
Patient care will ultimately suffer.	Patient care will ultimately suffer. Yes	Patient care will ultimately suffer. No
There will be a brain drain of researchers leaving the field.	There will be a brain drain of researchers leaving the field. Yes	There will be a brain drain of researchers leaving the field. No
I will have to leave research.	I will have to leave research. Yes	I will have to leave research. No
I will not be able to produce results required to obtain tenure.	I will not be able to produce results required to obtain tenure. Yes	I will not be able to produce results required to obtain tenure. No

Please share details.

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* 4. To fill the gap in federal research funding, I have:

	Yes	No
Submitted grants to non-government funders.	Submitted grants to non-government funders. Yes	Submitted grants to non-government funders. No
Advocated that Congress take action.	Advocated that Congress take action. Yes	Advocated that Congress take action. No
Spent more time applying for grants from federal and non-federal sources.	Spent more time applying for grants from federal and non-federal sources. Yes	Spent more time applying for grants from federal and non-federal sources. No

Stagnant budgets and sequestration have caused researchers to go to extreme lengths to stay afloat. Tell us your story.

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* 5. What’s your level of anxiety about the future of research?

Not worried. These things ebb and flow.

Concerned. I’m monitoring the situation.

Troubled.

Distraught.

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* 6. I would advise others to pursue careers in research.

True

False

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* 7. I would like to participate in an AGA campaign to fight research cuts.

Yes

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* 8. Please share your name and contact information so that AGA can follow up about our advocacy campaign:

Name:

Year completed fellowship or received PhD:

Title:

Institution:

Email address:

Twitter

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* 9. Type of research I do:

Basic science

Translational research

Clinical research

Health services/epidemiological

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* 10. Grant type

Research grant (R series)

Career development awards (K series)

Research training and fellowships (T & F series)

Program project/center grants (P series)

Other types of non-NIH grants - please specify funder: