Congress Approves Over $12M in Additional ALS Funding

Congress approved legislation last week that provides an additional $6.4 million for the ALS Research Program (ALSRP) at the Department of Defense and almost $6 million more for the National ALS Registry. In a year when Congress sought to significantly cut or eliminate programs throughout the federal government, it is clear that finding the cause, treatment and cure for ALS is a priority for Congress.

These victories would not have happened without the outreach of people with ALS and their families throughout the year. Your efforts to tell the ALS story once again have made a difference and are why both of these critical research programs have received vital funding for 2012.

Thank you to everyone who reached out to Congress!

The funding for the Registry and ALSRP was included as part of a larger spending bill that also funds nine of the 12 annual appropriations bills. President Obama is expected to sign the legislation into law.