Appropriations Update
President’s FY10 Budget Proposal Released
TBI Act, Department of Health and Human Services
The White House proposes to sustain funding for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Federal TBI Program, which provides grants to state agencies and protection and advocacy organizations to improve access to health and other services for individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their families. The President’s plan proposes $10 million be allocated to HRSA, the same amount designated in FY09.
For the past three years, President Bush had proposed to eliminate the HRSA TBI Program funding in his budgets. BIAA applauds President Obama’s decision to preserve this program, although still underfunded, so that we can continue to address the huge public health problem of traumatic brain injury
NIDRR, Department of Education
The President’s budget proposal slates a $3 million increase for the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDDR), going from $108 million in FY09 to $111 million in FY10. Although BIAA is thrilled about this increase, we will continue to advocate for increased funding for the TBI Model Systems of Care as the appropriations process advances this summer.
