For FY 2009, LIVESTRONG Army Ocean County New Jersey will urge our state senators to support the following funding recommendations:
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- $30.81 billion ($1.88 billion (6.5%) over FY2008)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- $5.26 billion ($455 million (9.5 %) over FY 2008, based on the FY09 NCI Current Services Professional Judgment Budget)
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD)
- $213.8 million ($13.8 million over FY 2008)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (CDC) $445.5 million ($136 million over FY 2008)
- National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program: $50 million ($33.7 million over FY 2008)
- National Program of Cancer Registries: $65 million ($18.6 million over FY 2008)
- National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program: $250 million ($49.2 million over FY 2008)
- Colorectal Cancer Screening, Education & Outreach Initiative: $25 million ($11 million over FY 2008)
- National Skin Cancer Prevention Education Program: $5 million over five years
- Prostate Cancer Awareness Campaign: $25 million ($11.8 million over FY 2008)
- Ovarian Cancer Control Initiative: $10 million ( $4.7 million over FY 2008)
- Geraldine Ferraro Blood Cancer Program: $5.5 million ( $1.2 million over FY 2008)
- Gynecologic Cancer and Education and Awareness (Johanna's Law): $10 million ( $3.5 million over FY 2008)
