Eric Dane called for more government funding for ALS research and treatment in an Instagram post Monday, a day after he missed the Emmy Awards in Hollywood.

Eric Dane is calling for more federal support for ALS research and support. He announced in April he had been diagnosed with the motor neuron disease. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI UPI Eric Dane and his wife, actress Rebecca Gayheart, attend American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award tribute to Steve Martin at the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles in 2015. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI UPI Eric Dane attends the PEOPLE Magazine Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills in 2014. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI UPI

Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Countdown, Euphoria and Grey's Anatomy actor Eric Dane is calling for more government funding for ALS research and treatment.

Dane, 52, announced in April that he had been diagnosed with the debilitating motor neuron disease.

"We're thrilled to announce Push for Progress, a groundbreaking campaign to accelerate ALS research, expand access to treatments, and secure $1 billion in federal funding for ALS over the next three years," Dane wrote on Instagram Monday, a day after he missed a scheduled appearance as a presenter at the Emmy Awards ceremony in Hollywood.

"I AM ALS -- called the 'most successful patient advocacy movement of the 21st century -- is launching this campaign now because ALS is at a tipping point. New treatments are within reach, but thousands of people living with ALS will lose access unless we take action."

Deadline.com said Dane had been scheduled to present an award at the Emmys with his former Grey's co-star Jesse Williams, but backed out at the last minute.

The actor has not publicly said why he missed the high-profile event.