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 over $6.5 billion in Congressional appropriations for peer-reviewed research aimed to prevent, control, and cure disease. Through fiscal year 2010, approximately 10,719 awards have been made to advance health care solutions via extramural grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements.

Currently Funded Research Programs

• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
• Autism
• Bone Marrow Failure
• Breast Cancer
• Defense Medical Research and Development
• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
• Gulf War Illness
• Lung Cancer
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Neurofibromatosis
• Ovarian Cancer
• Peer Reviewed Cancer
• Peer Reviewed Medical
• Peer Reviewed Orthopaedic
• Prostate Cancer
• Psychological Health/Traumatic Brain Injury
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Tuberous Sclerosis Complex

Previously Funded Research Programs

• Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
• Department of Defense Deployment Related Medical
• Genetic Studies of Food Allergies
• Prion Diseases