FDA Requests $4.03 Billion for Fiscal Year 2011

The FDA is requesting $4.03 billion to promote and protect public health as part of the fiscal year 2011 budget. This represents a 23 percent increase over the agency's current $3.28 billion budget and includes a $146 million increase in budget authority and $601 million in industry user fees.

According to FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D. "The FY 2011 resources will strengthen our ability to act as a strong and smart regulator, protecting Americans through every stage of life, many times each day. This budget supports the ability for patients and families to realize the benefits of science that are yielding revolutionary advances in the life and biomedical sciences."

The budget request reflects commissioner Hamburg's resolve to transform food safety practices, improve medical product safety, protect patients and modernize FDA regulatory science to advance public health