Allocate Federal Resources

Coordinate Federal Programs

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Community Living (ACL) funds programs impacting individuals with brain injury and families, including Aging and Disability Resource Centers, Assistive Technology, Independent Living Centers, Lifespan Respite Care; and the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR).

• Urge policymakers to implement the plan that’s been developed to improve coordination of federal activities that impact TBI service delivery.

Increase TBI Act Funding

ACL administers the TBI State Partnership Grant Program to help states increase access to services and supports for individuals with TBI throughout the lifetime and the Protection and Advocacy (P&A) TBI Grant Program to provide advocacy services for people with brain injury. Currently only 28 states receive TBI State grants, and all the P&A grants are severely under-funded.

• Appropriate $19 million to the Federal TBI State Grant Program so that all states and territories can participate.
• Appropriate $6 million to the P&A Grant Program.

Fund CDC TBI Program

The TBI Act of 1996, as amended, authorizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to collect data and conduct public education and research. The TBI Program Reauthorization Act of 2018 further authorized the establishment of a national concussion surveillance system.

• Appropriate $6.72 million for the TBI Program for the CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC).
• Appropriate $5 million for the National Concussion Surveillance System as authorized by the TBI Program Reauthorization Act of 2018.

BIAA gratefully acknowledges the BIAA gratefully acknowledges the Centre for Neuro Skills and Avanir Pharmaceuticals for their support for legislative action.