Advocacy Success – Increased CHD Funding!

Your efforts are working!  

Congress is working hard to wrap things up before the end of the year.

We are thrilled to report that the anticipated budget includes an increase of $1.1 million from $2.9 million to $4 million in 2015 to fund public health research and data collection through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as outlined in the Congenital Heart Futures Act.

Additionally, congenital heart disease was included, again, in the Department of Defense’s Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program, which is funded at $247.50 million, an increase of $47.5 million! This is a competitive grant opportunity for which CHD researchers can apply. We also had members of the CHD community reviewing the grants.

We must continue our efforts!

Each year, advocates, like you, connect with their lawmakers through emails, phone calls and visits.  Your voices are being heard – despite serious budget cuts, we continue to see increases in CHD funding opportunities.

We are making progress, but there is still a huge need for funding of public health research and data collection to better understand congenital heart disease across the lifespan.

Your are the answer!  Your story matters.  Take Action:

Sign a petition.

Write your legislator.

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Join us in Washington D.C.!