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The office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) manages Congressional Special Interest Medical Research Programs (CSI) encompassing breast, prostate, and ovarian cancers, neurofibromatosis, military health, and other specified areas. Since fiscal year 1992, the CDMRP has managed approximately $4.8 billion in Congressional appropriations for peer-reviewed research aimed to prevent, control, and cure disease. Through fiscal year 2007, approximately 8,300 awards have been made to advance health care solutions via extramural grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements.

Current Research Programs

• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
• Autism
• Breast Cancer
• Deployment Related Medical
• Gulf War Illness
• Minority & Underserved Populations
• Neurofibromatosis
• Ovarian Cancer
• Peer Reviewed Medical
• Prostate Cancer
• Psychological Health/Traumatic Brain Injury
• Tuberous Sclerosis Complex

Other Research Programs

• Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
• Prion Diseases