Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation 2nd Quality of Life Grant Cycle Now Open
The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation’s National Paralysis Resource Center is excited to announce grant funding opportunities through its 2023 2nd Cycle Direct Effect and Priority Impact Quality of Life grants initiatives.
Grant applications are now open and due Wednesday, October 11, 2023, at 11:59 pm EASTERN TIME.
New changes for this new grant cycle are as follows:
- Disaster Preparedness is now a Tier 2 Priority Impact focus. Grants of up to $30,000 will be made to support nonprofit organizations and programs that address the emergency preparedness needs of people living with paralysis in a natural disaster environment.
- Nursing Home Transition is elevated to a Tier 4 Priority Impact focus. Funding is increased to up to $50,000 and the project timeline is extended to two years.
Direct Effect (Tier 1) grants offer up to $25,000 to nonprofit organizations for a wide range of projects that clearly impact individuals living with paralysis, their families, and caregivers. Approximately 30 grants will be awarded.
Priority Impact (Tiers 2, 3 & 4) offers three increasing levels of grant funding. Each tier is targeted to focus on a Priority issue for the community of individuals living with paralysis and their families, and caregivers as follows:
Tier 2 -- Grants of up to $30,000 for the following Priority areas:
- Assistive Technology
- Disaster Preparedness
- Respite/Caregiving
Tier 3 -- Grants of up to $40,000
- Racial Equity
- Rural Unserved and Underserved Populations
Tier 4 -- Grants of up to $50,000
- Employment
- Nursing Home Transition
If interested in applying, we recommend that you visit the Reeve Foundation website for an overview of the QOL grants program and the QOL grant application process. Please be sure to read the Eligibility Criteria and Funding Restrictions and Application and Program Guidelines (Direct Effect and Priority Impact).
A free Application Technical Assistance Webinar will also be held on Wednesday, September 6, from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm EST including a Question & Answer period. You may register HERE.
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The Foundation is not able to provide individual pre-award assistance either by telephone or email. However, we welcome you to submit questions about the application process to QOL@ChristopherReeve.org. All questions submitted via email will be collected, aggregated, and answered in a Questions and Answers document posted on our website. The deadline for emailed questions is Tuesday, September 12.
QOL grant applications are available and are to be completed online through the Reeve Foundation online grants portal. The online application submission deadline is Wednesday, October 11, at 11:59 pm EASTERN TIME.
2023 2nd Cycle Quality of Life Grants Program Calendar
- Cycle Opens: August 30, 2023
- Technical Assistance Webinar: September 6, 2023 (register here)
- Deadline for emailed questions: September 12, 2023 (email to QoL@ChristopherReeve.org)
- Proposals Due: October 11, 2023
- External Review: October 16 – November 3
- Internal Review: November 8– December 5
- Grants awarded by the end of December
- Grant period begins January 1, 2024
Learn more about our past and current Direct Effect and Priority Impact grants.