Lighting the Way to a Cure

  • Financials
  • Patient Library
  • Blog
  • Calendar
FSHD Header Logo
mobile-logo

  • Who We Are
        • About Us
          • History
          • Mission
          • Our Team
        • Our Impact
          • Therapeutic Accelerator
          • Education
          • Advocacy
          • Our Partners
        • Journey To A Cure
          • 2022 Donor Impact Report
  • Understanding FSHD
        • What is FSHD
          • Symptoms
          • Diagnosis
          • Early-onset FSHD
          • Genetic Testing
        • Living with FSHD
          • Newly Diagnosed?
          • Finding Care
          • Symptom Management
          • Patient Library
        • FSHD University
          • Physical Health
          • Wellness
          • Research
  • Get Involved
        • Support Us
          • Ways to Give
          • Become a Torchbearer
          • Raise Awareness
          • Volunteer
          • Fundraise
        • Advance Research
          • Patient Involvement
          • True Cost of FSHD Study
          • Clinical Trials
          • Donate tissue
        • Connect
          • Find Your Local Chapter
          • Join the Community
          • World FSHD Alliance
          • Online Communities
        • Events
          • Walk & Roll to Cure FSHD
          • Events Calendar
          • FSHD 360 Regional Conferences
          • FSHD Connect Conference
  • Research
        • For Patients & Families
          • Advance Research
          • True Cost of FSHD Study
          • TestFSHD genetic testing
          • Clinical Trials
        • For Researchers
          • Apply for a Grant
          • Research We Have Funded
          • Resources
          • Int’l Research Congress
        • For Clinicians
          • FSHD Masterclass
          • ICD-10
        • Global Collaboration
          • Therapeutic Accelerator
          • Clinical Trial Research Network
          • Drug Development Pipeline
          • Project Mercury
  • News
    • Media Library
    • Blog
      • Living with FSHD
        • Health and Medicine
        • PT and Exercise
        • Tips and Tricks
        • Mental Health
      • FSHD Society News
      • FSHD Research
      • Fundraising & Events
      • Media & PR
    • FSHD Society Radio
    • The FSHD Advocate
  • JOIN US
  • Donate
  • JOIN US
  • Donate

FSH Society submits testimony to U.S. Congress

Home / FSHD Society News / FSH Society submits testimony to U.S. Congress

Posted on: Apr 16, 2016

FSH Society President & CEO Daniel Perez has submitted his annual testimony to the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHSE). This year, the Society has requested $24 million FY2017 appropriations for NIH research on FSHD.  Identical testimony was submitted to the Senate.

The following table from the FSH Society’s testimony shows the progress being made in NIH funding for FSHD projects.

Screen Shot 2016-04-16 at 10.41.37 AM

“As tiny as it is, the FSH Society continues to deliver huge results in improving our understanding of FSHD — and in turn helping scientists be more competitive at NIH,” Perez notes. Check out our chart of 2015 NIH-funded projects that got their start with the help of FSH Society grants.

We encourage you to share these testimonies with your Senators and House representatives via their Chief of Staff or Health Legislative aides to let them know that increased funding for NIH and specifically for FSHD research is important to you.  You can locate your Congresspersons at Senate.gov or House.gov and contact them by phone, email, web or letter. 

Read and download the House testimony here, and the Senate testimony here.

Share

Filed Under: FSHD Society News

Comments

  1. Jim says

    April 18, 2016 at 1:04 pm

    Thanks, Daniel for doing so much to help promote increased funding for FSHD Research. Please support Daniel and our own cause by contacting your members of Congress.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

SEARCH

Categories

  • FSHD Research
  • FSHD Society News
    • Extraordinary Measures
    • Journey to a Cure
  • Fundraising & Events
  • General
  • Living with FSHD
    • Health and Medicine
    • Mental Health
    • PT and Exercise
    • Tips and Tricks
  • Media & PR

Sign up for Email Alerts

Stay up to date with the latest FSHD news and updates from FSHD Society.

CONNECT WITH US

Proud Member World FSHD Alliance (1)
Footer-Logo-min

General Mailing Address:

75 North Main Street, Suite 1073
Randolph, MA 02368 U.S.A.

Mail Donations to:

Department 960
PO Box 4106
Woburn, MA 01888-4106

(781) 301-6060

  • DONATE
  • Donate
  • Join Us
  • Inclusivity & Equity
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Glossary Of Scientific Terms
Digital Marketing by