CDRH sees $43 million increase in funding for FY 2009
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA's device center will receive a $43 million increase in appropriations in fiscal year 2009 over FY 2008, for a total of $280.6 million, under an FY 2009 omnibus spending bill signed by President Obama March 11. Overall, FDA gets $2.038 billion to spend in FY 2009, a $325 million increase over FY 2008 enacted levels. The appropriations for FY 2009 also provide $2 million for demonstration grants for improving pediatric device availability, as authorized in the FDA Amendments Act of 2007. The money will be used to provide grants to nonprofit pediatric medical device consortia, to assist scientists and innovators with technical and financial resources to improve the number of medical devices available to children, according to congressional report language. AdvaMed praised Congress for the increase in CDRH funding, saying that it reflects Congress' and the administration's understanding that FDA must have adequate resources to ensure the safety and effectiveness of medical devices