Support FY25 Funding Increases for the CDMRP

Congress is deciding right now how this year’s funding levels will be set.

Now is the time to contact your legislators and urge them to increase FY25 funding levels for the CDMRP and support hydrocephalus research within the program.

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Dear [Decision Maker],

As a constituent and someone who cares about people with hydrocephalus, I am asking you to increase funding for the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) by 5% and accounting for inflation. This will support the innovative and groundbreaking hydrocephalus research that is funded by the program.

Hydrocephalus has been eligible within the Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) under the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) since the creation of the program in 2015. The PRMRP funds research with the potential to further the development and implementation of medical devices, drugs, and clinical practice guidelines to improve diagnosis and treatment in health care settings, all of which is pertinent to and life changing for those living with hydrocephalus. The combined funding for FY 2022 and FY 2023 CDMRP grants totaled approximately $26 million for hydrocephalus-related research. Those grants funded crucial items like the creation of a Hydrocephalus Research Center at the IU School of Science. The continuance of renewed funding for the CDMRP will support new types of scientific research like this across the country and provide hope to the hydrocephalus community for an eventual cure.

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Although the NIH and CDMRP both fund types of research for the medical community, the programs do not overlap. While the responsibility of avoiding unnecessary duplication of funding ultimately lies with research applicants and their institutional business officials, the Department of Defense (DoD) US Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC) Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) uses multiple processes and communications to minimize the possibility of duplication among biomedical research funded by other agencies like the NIH. It ensures that there is no waste of overall funds appropriated to the CDMRP.

CDMRP funding has not increased since 2021 and in FY 2024, the program's funding was cut by $50 million. This is extremely concerning given the many challenges experienced by researchers in the field. Lack of funding has caused a large portion of CDMRP research proposals to be denied. This has left so much science on the table. The amount of demand is outpacing the current funding levels. Due to this, researchers may leave the field to go into the private sector.

I urge you to support increased FY25 funding for the CDMRP by 5% including inflation to ensure that America is sustaining the next generation of groundbreaking medical research.

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