About the NIH ASD Research Portfolio; Submit Feedback to the IACC
September 15, 2008 by Kristina Chew, PhD
Filed under Education, Legislation, Science
At the risk of being repetitive: Be sure to get your feedback in to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC). Send in what you think about comments about autism services by September 19, and also your comments about the draft of the Strategic Plan for ASD Research by September 30.
Also, you can go here to review the NIH’s Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Portfolio. Last year (FY 2007), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) devoted $127 million to research autism spectrum disorders through “grants, contracts, research projects conducted as part of the NIH Intramural Research Program, and other mechanisms of support.” In addition, NIH invested $3.9 million in the development of the National Database for Autism Research (NDAR). In FY 2006, $108 million was devoted to research on ASD’s. Go here to see the NIH Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Portfolio; this is how much was allotted to various areas of research:
Genetics/Genomics received $20,670,059 in funding; many other research areas also received significant funds. Clinical Neuroscience received $22,407,705; Behavioral/Psychosocial research received $10,275,206; Environmental Influences and Gene X Environment Interplay received $6,672,090; Education and Dissemination received $4,149,842.
Am finishing off my own statement before sending it off to the IACC.
Jeff Stimpson
Jill Cornfield
Background & Talking Points for IACC Request for Information on Services & Support
ASAN
Re: NOT-MH-016
Many thanks Regan for that link. Trying to write up and respond to all the issues we run into day to day would have me typing for weeks so I appreciate Ari’s suggestions.