ALS ADVOCACY

ALS ADVOCACY
Lou Gehrig's Disease - Motor Neuron Disease - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Thought it had been cured by now? Still no known cause. Still no cure. Still quickly fatal. Still outrageous.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Department of Defense Funding Continues Via ALSRP

Following is an announcement from the ALS Association Washington, DC, office regarding the funding within the DOD appropriations legislation that was passed by the Senate on Saturday:

http://www.alsa.org/news/article.cfm?id=1574

The U.S. Senate has appropriated an additional $7.5 million for the ALS Research Program (ALSRP) at the Department of Defense (DOD), a 50% increase over last year!
Posted by ALSadvocacy at 9:24 AM
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  1. ALSadvocacyDecember 22, 2009 at 9:26 AM

    ALSA priorities asked for $5 million as part of advocacy efforts last May. To whom do we owe thanks for the extra $2.5 million?

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