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! The funding is in addition to the $6 million (20% increase) Congress appropriated for the National ALS Registry last week and also comes as Congress added another $2.5 million to support the Lifespan Respite Care Act, which helps to fund respite care programs in the states.
The ALSRP is playing a vital role in the search for a treatment for ALS. With this funding, the program will have received a total of nearly $18 million to support translational research, which is specifically designed to find a treatment for ALS.
