Department of Defense Funding Needs Your Voice

Jennifer Riskind, from the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy, wrote to ask for our help. She said:

Hello and Happy Monday!

The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy is currently working with our lobbyist in Washington to advocate for PN to remain an eligible condition for medical research grant funding through the Department of Defense’s Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program. 

We are now ready to begin reaching out to congress to advocate for PN inclusion.  It is a simple, but extremely important process.  We are asking our volunteers and other constituents to send a letter via email to their senators, asking for their support.  I have attached detailed instructions on how to participate, along with a draft letter you can personalize and email to your senators.  The instructions also include a website link where you can identify your senators to obtain contact information.

Further, she notes:

The most effective tool to keep PN listed as an eligible condition is for patients, those with lived experience, to send letters.  So I am asking you to please share these resources with any friends and family who are PN patients, and also with your support group members and networks.  The deadline to get the letters sent is the end of March 31, but sooner is always better.

Let me know if you have any questions.  Thank you for your participation and support!

Jennifer Riskind
Director of Development & External Affairs
the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy

FPN has published a blog post with all the information about how to participate in the letter campaign to support our advocacy efforts.  You can read the blog post here.

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