Help Urgently Needed to Maintain MS Research Funding Take Action!

Take Action! Because of the hard work of MS activists across the country,  approximately $17 million has been allocated to MS research under the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) over the past four years.  The CDMRP is a Department of Defense (DoD) program that is funded annually via the Defense Appropriations Act. It is important that you act now to ensure this funding stream for MS research is maintained! We need your help to secure funding for MS research under the CDMRP. Ask your Representative to support a $15 million appropriation under the CDMRP that will help scientists to better understand the causes of MS and help find a cure. The large number of grant proposals submitted each year to the DoD for MS projects indicate that there is a clear need for more funding for MS research. Because the timeline for requests has been condensed this year, Members of the House must submit their requests for Department of Defense appropriations by this Friday. Click here to contact your Representative today and ask them to show their support for people living with MS by signing onto a bipartisan Dear Colleague letter circulated by Representatives Burgess (TX-26) and Carnahan (MO-3), in addition to including the MS program in the CDMRP in their DoD appropriations request.  A similar letter will be circulated shortly in the Senate, so watch out for another legislative alert and opportunity to take action and support MS research!

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