Members of Congress Urge Funding for MISSION ZERO Program

Championed by Reps. Kathy Castor (R-Fla.) and Michael Burgess, MD, (R-Texas) and supported by neurosurgery, on April 27, 34 members of Congress sent a letter to House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee leaders requesting $11.5 million in FY 2022 funding for the Military and Civilian Partnership for the Trauma Readiness Grant Program. Initially known as MISSION ZERO, the program provides funding to ensure trauma care readiness by integrating military trauma care providers into civilian trauma centers.