In 2020, the peripheral neuropathy (PN) research community achieved a huge breakthrough. For the first time, Congress included “peripheral neuropathy” as an eligible condition for study in the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP). This led to more than $8 million in grants being awarded for peripheral neuropathy research in fiscal …
The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) is continuing its campaign to make funding available for research on peripheral neuropathy. FPN (and the scientific community) were pleased to see that over $8 million in grant funding was awarded to research focused on peripheral neuropathy under the Department of Defenses (DoD) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) for 2021. We …
Call to Action 2022! We Need to Keep Our Voices Loud! Read More »
The U.S. Department of Defense’s Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) included peripheral neuropathy as a condition eligible for research funding for the first time ever in 2021. The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) is proud to have been instrumental in making more funding available for PN research and researchers. For a second consecutive year, …
PRMRP Research Funding FY22: Now Accepting Applications Read More »
The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy is pleased to announce that peripheral neuropathy has been renewed as an eligible condition for Department of Defense (DOD) funds for the upcoming year. The Bill recently made it into law and FPN is proud that its lobbying campaign this past year was a success! Peer-Reviewed Medical Research Program The …
The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Peer-Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) has determined the grant applications that it wishes to award in fiscal year 2021 (FY21). In this first year that applications were accepted for research in peripheral neuropathy, 41 applications out of over 1000 applications received focused on peripheral neuropathy. DoD is recommending awarding a grant …
Last week, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations released the Majority’s draft of the fiscal year 2022 (FY22) Defense Appropriations Act. The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy is pleased to see that this draft legislation once again includes “peripheral neuropathy” among the eligible conditions for grants in FY22 from the Department of Defense’s Peer …
Peripheral Neuropathy is Again an Eligible Condition for DOD Grants Read More »
The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) is continuing its campaign to make funding available for research on peripheral neuropathy. FPN was pleased to see the action taken by Congress to designate “peripheral neuropathy” as a condition eligible for research funding from the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) for 2021. We …
Call to Action 2021! We Need to Keep Our Voices Loud! Read More »
The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) applauds action taken by Congress to designate “peripheral neuropathy” as a condition eligible for research funding from the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP). Language designating the condition eligible for funding is included in the fiscal year 2021 Omnibus Appropriations Act cleared yesterday by the …
FPN Applauds Congressional Action to Increase Research for Peripheral Neuropathy Read More »
FPN Advocates for Peripheral Neuropathy Research Funding Ongoing, the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) has been working with a consultant to advocate for more federal funding for peripheral neuropathy research. With the election almost behind us, we again are looking to ramp up our efforts. Update on the 2021 Appropriations Bill On November 10, 2020, …
For most of the past two months, Congress – like most of the country – has been in lockdown and working remotely to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. This has presented organizations like the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy with significant challenges in executing our grassroots advocacy strategies, particularly for any objectives related to the fiscal …
