Dystonia Included in Dept of Defense's Research Program
Investigators Can Apply for Dystonia Research Funding

The DMRF is pleased to announce that dystonia has been included in the FY11 Department of Defense Peer-Reviewed Medical Research Program. This program provides support for military health-related research, and dystonia is included for the second consecutive year. The amount appropriated for this program in FY11 is $50 million.

The inclusion of dystonia as an eligible condition was made possible through the efforts of the Dystonia Advocacy Network (DAN), which is comprised of the Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation, DySTonia, Inc., the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation, the National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association, and the National Spasmodic Torticollis Association.

Use the following link to view the Program Announcement and guidelines for applicants issued by the DOD on Friday, April 29th, 2011: https://cdmrp.org/files/2011/prmrp/ttda_pa.pdf  Dystonia is included in the list of Congressionally Directed Topic Areas.

Congratulations to our DAN advocates who worked tirelessly on this issue!