06/28/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/28/2024 16:20
[CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $4,452,852 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grants to Illinois institutions. A large portion of the funding will be put towards research programs across the state to support medical advancement in various fields, ranging from cancer research to metabolic research.
"Investing in our world-renowned medical research facilities plays a critical part in ensuring high quality health care for all Illinoisans, especially those in need of life-saving treatments," Duckworth said. "I will keep working with Senator Durbin to make sure research institutions have the federal support they need to continue improving research and providing high quality care to families across Illinois."
"Federal investment in medical research pushes our society forward, bringing us new treatments for the serious conditions that impact so many American families," said Durbin. "Illinois' world-class research institutions will make good use of this federal funding to make devastating diseases more treatable and support prevention programs."
Recipients of HHS grants related to medical research include:
Durbin has long been a strong advocate for robust medical research. His legislation, the American Cures Act, would provide annual budget increases of five percent plus inflation at America's top four biomedical research agencies: the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Defense Health Program, and the Veterans Medical and Prosthetics Research Program. Thanks to Durbin's efforts to increase medical research funding, Congress has provided NIH with a 60 percent funding increase over the past nine years.
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