AFA: How Federal Spending Deal Impacts Individuals with Alzheimer’s

Boost to NIA/NIH Funding: The omnibus federal spending deal, currently being considered by Congress, will deliver a $414 million funding increase for Alzheimer’s disease research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).The spending deal will also enact Kevin and Avonte’s Law, which will deliver $10 million in federal funding over the next 5 years to support public safety programs that enable first responders to quickly locate individuals with Alzheimer’s or autism who wander away from their caregivers.
This spending package takes important steps forward in funding the fight against Alzheimer’s and helping the over 5 million Americans living with dementia and their family caregivers. “Enacting Kevin and Avonte’s law will protect our nation’s most vulnerable families from the hazards of wandering, which is a very common and dangerous behavior among individuals with Alzheimer’s. The deadline to achieve the primary goal of the national Alzheimer’s plan—to find a cure or more efficacious treatment by 2025— is fast approaching.
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