At a glance
This program funds Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems Centers to do research that improves health and function, community living and participation, or employment outcomes for people with spinal cord injury. Eligible applicants include states, public or private agencies and organizations, institutions of higher education, Indian tribes and tribal organizations, and faith-based and community organizations that meet the requirements; the applicant must also provide a multidisciplinary continuum of care for people with spinal cord injury. The notice says it expects 14 awards and $8,446,263 in total funding, with awards of $540,000 to $640,000 per 12-month budget period over a 60-month project period. There is no cost-sharing requirement. Applications cannot exceed $640,000 in any single budget year, and the program is limited to applicants that are not individuals or foreign entities and that meet the required service and research requirements.
What it funds
Official description from grants.gov
The SCIMS program is designed to provide research-based knowledge to support a multidisciplinary system of rehabilitation care for people with spinal cord injury (SCI). For purposes of this program, SCI is defined as a clinically discernible degree of neurologic impairment of the spinal cord. SCIMS Centers must conduct site-specific and collaborative research. SCIMS Centers must also collect and contribute data to the SCIMS longitudinal database. SCIMS Centers will be funded at varying amounts up to the maximum award based on the numbers of database participants eligible for follow-up in the SCIMS longitudinal database. Existing centers with significantly larger numbers of database participants will receive higher funding within the specified range, as determined by NIDILRR after the applicants are selected for funding. The grant will have a 60-month project period, with five 12-month budget periods.
Who can apply
- City or township governments
- County governments
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
- Others
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
- Special district governments
- State governments