S 3243 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Makes supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to DOH for Huntington's Disease Grant Program.

S 3243 allocates an additional $500,000 to New Jersey's Department of Health for the Huntington's Disease Grant Program, increasing total funding to $700,437. This supplemental funding supports grants to institutions of higher education, non-profits, and New Jersey-based research organizations to provide services like pre-symptomatic testing, neurological and psychiatric care, treatment, and counseling. The program directly assists approximately 900-1,200 New Jersey residents living with Huntington's Disease and an estimated 7,000 at-risk individuals. Huntington's Disease is a fatal, inherited condition causing progressive neurological decline without a cure.
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Introduced May 16, 2024 Last action May 16, 2024
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May 16, 2024
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
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