Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems | HHS 2016 ACL NIDILRR SI 0158

Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2016 ACL NIDILRR SI 0158

The Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems (SCIMS) grant opportunity, administered by the Administration for Community Living (ACL) through NIDILRR, supports a national network of centers that deliver coordinated, multidisciplinary rehabilitation care for people with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) while also carrying out research and long-term outcomes tracking. The core idea behind the program is that strong SCI rehabilitation is not limited to one clinic or one phase of treatment. Instead, an eligible center must demonstrate a true continuum of care that spans emergency medical services, acute care in the hospital, acute inpatient medical rehabilitation, and post-acute services after discharge. For this program, SCI is defined specifically as a clinically observable neurological impairment of the spinal cord that occurs after a traumatic event.

A major focus of SCIMS funding is research and data infrastructure. Centers use grant funds to conduct SCI-related research projects and to collect, maintain, and transmit standardized follow-up information to the SCIMS longitudinal database. This database is central to the program because it supports long-term tracking of outcomes for individuals with SCI across many years, helping researchers and clinicians understand recovery trajectories, complications, service needs, and what types of interventions appear most effective over time.

Funding amounts vary by center rather than being identical across awards. While awards can go up to the stated ceiling of $484,000, the actual amount offered to a selected applicant is determined by NIDILRR based largely on workload and follow-up responsibilities tied to the existing SCIMS longitudinal database. Centers that already have substantially larger numbers of participants eligible for follow-up in the database may receive higher funding within the allowed range. Applicants are expected to submit detailed budgets that break out the costs of each research project as well as the costs required for longitudinal data collection and reporting. Final award levels are set on a case-by-case basis, taking into account documented follow-up workload, other proposed grant costs, and overall program budget limits.

Eligibility is broad across U.S.-based entities involved in health services, research, and rehabilitation systems. Eligible applicants include state, county, and local governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; nonprofit organizations (with or without 501(c)(3) status); and for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), among others. The key practical requirement is that the applicant institution must be able to provide and coordinate the full SCI care continuum described in the notice. Foreign entities are not eligible to apply for or receive awards under this opportunity.

In the specific posting referenced (Funding Opportunity Number HHS-2016-ACL-NIDILRR-SI-0158; CFDA 93.433), the activity category is research and development in science and technology, the instrument type is a discretionary grant, and the program anticipated supporting 14 awards, consistent with the existing national network of SCIMS centers. The original closing date listed for that announcement was May 9, 2016, with the opportunity created on March 2, 2016.

• The Administration for Community Living in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.433.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2016-03-02.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-05-09. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $484,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 14 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Others.

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