Federal Support
Drs. Eric Ley and Christine Cocanour meet with Rep. Doris Matsui (center), of California’s Congressional delegation.
We ARE gaining momentum. Since 2006, when Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson (TX) requested funding for NTI that ultimately supported 16 studies across the country, NTI has garnered increasing support for its funding requests from members of Congress.
Without a national home for civilian trauma-related research, such as an NIH for Trauma, NTI’s requests are usually for additional funding within the Department of Defense Health Programs budget for trauma-related research that has military significance.
NTI’s (via CNTR) most recent funding request is for $9.2 million in the Department of Defense Health Program budget for a National Trauma Research Action Plan (NTRAP), as recommended by NASEM in its 2016 report on a National Trauma Care System.
Federal Funds NTI has Raised and/or Managed for Trauma Research
| YEAR | AMOUNT | PURPOSE |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL TO DATE | $80 MILLION | |
| 2003-2010 | $11.7 million | Earmarks distributed competitively to 16 studies |
| 2008-2010 | $5.2 million | DoD contracts managed by NTI for studies |
| 2008-2012 | $7.6 million | TX Emerging Technology Fund and matching federal funds for device development |
| 2012 | $10 million | Funds added to DoD budget for trauma research |
| 2013 | $300,000 | DoD contract managed by NTI |
| 2014 | $5 million | Funds added to DoD budget for trauma research |
| 2015 | $1 million | JWMRP funding awarded to two NTI studies |
| 2016 | $4.2 million | DoD contract managed by NTI for CLOTT study |
| 2016 | $10 million | Funds added to DoD budget for a Trauma Clinical Trials Network |
| 2017 | $4 million | DoD contract managed by NTI for MIMIC study |
| 2017 | $10 million | Funds added to DoD budget for a Trauma Clinical Trials Network |
| 2018 | $10 million | Funds added to DoD budget for a Trauma Clinical Trials Network |