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Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Fund Grant Program

Information About the Fund and Grant Program

The State of Indiana established the research fund known as the Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Fund effective July 1, 2007.  This fund, established under Indiana Code (IC) 16-41-42.2, will consist of appropriations, gifts and bequests, fees deposited in the fund under IC 9-29-5-2, and grants received from the federal government and private sources.  These funds will be utilized to 1) establish and maintain a state medical surveillance registry for traumatic spinal cord and brain injuries; 2) fulfill the duties of the board; 3) fund research related to treatment and cure of spinal cord and brain injuries; 4) fund post acute extended treatment and services for an individual with a spinal cord injury or facilities that offer long term care activity based therapy services at affordable rates to an individual with a spinal cord injury that requires extended post acute care; 5) fund post acute extended treatment and services for an individual with a brain injury or facilities that offer long term care activity based therapy services at affordable rates to an individual with a brain injury that requires extended post acute care; and 6) develop a statewide trauma system.  The fund is expected to generate approximately $1.6 million per year, with the majority of money generated to be allocated to research projects.

The Indiana Department of Health is a partner with the Indiana Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Board, which was created in 2007 by the Indiana General Assembly.  Funding for the grants comes from non-commercial motor vehicle registration fees.

Research RFA

The overall objective of this program is to foster and encourage research for the prevention, treatment and cure of traumatic spinal cord and brain injuries, including acute management, medical complications, rehabilitative techniques, and neuronal recovery.

Awards are up to a maximum of $80,000 per year for two years (total of $160,000) for basic science, up to a maximum of $100,000 per year for two years (total of $200,000) for clinical research, and up to $100,000 for one year for early commercialization proposals targeting new technologies (i.e. diagnostic or therapeutic drugs/devices).  The current award period (July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2025) is closed.

Activity Based Therapy RFA

The overall objective of this program is to foster and encourage activity-based therapy programs for the prevention, treatment and cure of spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries, including acute management, medical complications, rehabilitative techniques, and neuronal recovery. The initiative for funding activity based therapy programs consists of two funding mechanisms: 1) an RFA for programs providing rehabilitative clinical care and employing “activity based” approaches for traumatic spinal cord injury persons, and 2) an RFA for programs providing rehabilitative clinical care and employing “activity based” approaches for traumatic brain injury persons.  The current award period (July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2025) is closed.

Documents
Meetings of the Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Fund
DateAgendaMinutes
April 17, 2023AgendaMeeting Notes
March 1, 2023AgendaMeeting Notes