Through the Department of Defense: In 2004, the ALR was successful in in its efforts to have lupus included in the list of diseases funded under the Department of Defense (DOD) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program. This was the first time that lupus has been included as one of the 23 scientific topic areas covered by this $50-million competitive grant program. This effort has equalled an additional $8-million to lupus research. For more information on these federally-funded projects, please click here.
Through the National Institutes of Health (NIH): Thanks in part to the ongoing work of our advocates, the NIH, the U.S. Government's largest funder of medical research, has increased its support of lupus research by a projected $41-million! Click here to view the NIH's most recent Research Portfolio.
Facts on Lupus*:
*All statistics from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.