Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems Centers
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The Administration for Community Living’s National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research is offering grant funding for the Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems Centers. Funded centers must conduct site-specific and collaborative research, enroll at least 30 participants annually into a longitudinal database, and coordinate dissemination efforts with the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center. To be eligible, applicant institutions must provide a multidisciplinary continuum of care for spinal cord injuries, spanning emergency, acute, acute rehabilitation, and post-acute services. Selected projects will have a 60-month performance period starting September 1, 2026, and must allocate at least 15 percent of their annual budget to module project participation. Applications must be submitted electronically via Grants.gov by July 29, 2026, for awards ranging from $560,000 to $640,000 per year.
Eligible Applicants
States; public or private agencies, including for-profit agencies; public or private organizations, including for-profit organizations; IHEs; and Indian tribes and tribal organizations.To be eligible for a SCI Model Systems grant, an applicant institution must provide a continuum of care for people with SCI, including emergency medical services, acute care services, acute medical rehabilitation services, and post-acute services. Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement.