The Westchester Institute for Human Development, a Valhalla-based organization that addresses issues affecting people with disabilities, received $547,000 in federal funding for medical research.
The grant will be used to fund research and educational efforts related to studying disability and human development.
“Due to this funding, we will be able to continue our work to improve the lives of people with disabilities and their families through education, service and research,” said Susan Fox, president and CEO of the institute. “We look forward to being able to better support those in our community through continuing to provide information and assistance to the people we serve, training current and future professionals, conducting cutting edge research, and cultivating our relationship with federal agencies so that we may effect meaningful change in our region and beyond.”
The award was announced by U.S Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and will be allocated through the Department of Health and Human Services”™ Administration for Community Living. The federal funding will enable the institute’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities to continue its research in areas including disabilities and human development.
“Westchester Institute for Human Development is a nationally recognized hub for medical research, and this federal funding will advance that status. This federal investment will facilitate critical medical research and spur job creation in the Hudson Valley,” Schumer said. “Westchester Institute for Human Development is an important component of the regional economy and its research and innovations have national significance.”
Gillibrand added that the funding will help the institute invest in additional resources “to continue its groundbreaking medical research and health services in the Hudson Valley.”
