Keep America Safe: Tell Congress to Fully Fund the CDC Injury Center
The CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control is America’s leader in preventing overdose, suicide, drowning, brain injuries, and more. That’s why Congress fully funded its lifesaving work in FY26, directly supporting and serving local communities, families, veterans, and first responders. However, due to staffing cuts over the last year, the Center must carry out its full mission with only half its prevention experts on the job.
We need your help to ask Congress to:
Protect $761 million in critical funding for the Injury Center again in FY27.
Exercise its oversight authority to ensure appropriated funds are used to fully staff the Injury Center as intended.
Here’s what you can do
1. Urge your Congressional Representative to sign onto our “Dear Colleague” letter
By signing onto the Dear Colleague letter, Representatives can signal to appropriators that the Injury Center is a priority. But they won’t take action unless their constituents speak up. Deadline for signing on is 3/24.
2. Use our talking points in meetings with your Members of Congress.
Use these talking points and your state specific handout (found below) about the Injury Center which includes the financial impact for your state.
Download your state fact sheet
Hover over a state to download its fact sheet, which includes funding received from the CDC Injury Center.
Note that these have been updated for the upcoming FY27 appropriations cycle.