Jill Biden Announces $100 Million in Funding for Women’s Health Research

Money will be channeled to women’s health researchers, startups and used to invest in early-stage discoveries, says first lady.

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First Lady Dr. Jill Biden talks about the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research in an appearance in February. (Photo: @flotus Instagram)

Feb. 23, 2024 — In her first major Women’s Health Research deliverable since launching the White House initiative last year, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden Wednesday announced $100 million in federal funding designed to jumpstart funding for women’s health research. 

The money comes from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), a division of the federal Department of Health and Human Services.

Biden, who heads up the initiative along with the White House Gender Policy Council, made the announcement during an appearance in Cambridge, Massachusetts. 

“Today, I am here to announce that ARPA-H is launching its first-ever ‘Sprint for Women’s Health,’” Biden said. “Over the next year, ARPA-H will invest $100 million to fund life changing resear…