Paralysis Resource Center

The Paralysis Resource Center (PRC) grant is awarded to the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. The mission of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation in carrying out the PRC activities aligns well with ACL's mission and provides important new progr

The mission of the National Paralysis Resource Center, is to improve the quality of life for people living with paralysis through grants, information, and advocacy. The NPRC assists people as they navigate through the various stages of their recovery after the diagnosis of paralysis.

Eligible applicants will include public and private nonprofit entities, including universities, university-affiliated systems, not-for-profit medical centers, research institutions and rehabilitation hospitals, disability service groups such as advocacy and voluntary organizations, and independent living centers, and federally recognized Indian Tribal Governments.

In addition to the eligible applicants, other groups who will receive benefits from the programs include persons individuals living with disabilities paralysis and family members of persons with disabilities, persons individuals living with limb loss, minority populations, refugees, infants, children, youth, adults, senior citizens, women, all educational levels, all income levels, urban, suburban, and rural populations, health/ rehabilitation professionals, scientists, educators, and researchers.

Financial assistance has been awarded to operate and expand a national resource center for persons with paralysis, persons living with limb loss, their families, and their caregivers. Financial assistance has been awarded to conduct activities to improve the health and wellness of people with paralysis and limb loss intellectual disabilities. In these cases, project funds may not be used to supplant State, local, or institutional funds available for these activities, or for construction costs, or to purchase facilities or space. Grantees may enter into contracts as necessary to help achieve the objectives of their respective programs.

The Notice of Award will indicate terms and conditions.

Applications must address demonstrated program need, the magnitude of the problem, the management work plan, collaborative associations, and the approach toward setting and meeting overall project objectives and time frames. These future competitive applications would also be evaluated on the capacity of the applicant to demonstrate effective collaborations with other agencies and data sources critical to preventing secondary conditions, identifying and addressing health promotion needs for persons with disabilities, denoting the capability of the project to address minority and low-income populations in the prevention of secondary conditions, promoting accessibility to all program services for persons with disabilities, and offering sound proposals toward development of surveys and surveillance for useful data bases within outlined targeted disability activities.

Application forms are submitted through a centralized depository and received by the awarding agency Administration for Community Living. Applicants generally apply under a program announcement indicating all the necessary application procedures to be followed. State disability and health cooperative agreement competitive awards are determined by an objective review committee process at ACL. At such times, awards will be based on evaluation criteria set forth in the respective Program Announcements, the availability of funds, and such other significant factors as deemed necessary and appropriate by ACL. Awards for disability and health projects will be issued for expected project periods of 3-5 years. The Notices of Grant Award will indicate financial support for the first budget year, allocations of Federal funds by budget category, and special conditions, if any.

Range is 60 to 90 days from receipt of application.