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2026-07-07
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Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems Centers

HHS-2026-ACL-NIDILRR-SIMS-0217 · Administration for Community Living

biomedical clinical public health ai data science social services Science & Technology R&D

Closes
2026-07-29 · 22 d
Award ceiling
$640,000
Award floor
$560,000
Program funding
$8,446,263
Expected awards
14
Cost sharing
No
Posted
2026-06-22
Instrument
Grant
Characterization · gpt-5.4-mini · 2026-07-07

Funds SCI Model Systems Centers that provide a full continuum of spinal cord injury care and conduct site-specific and collaborative research while contributing data to the SCIMS longitudinal database.

Funds
applied research
University
direct
social behavioral
minor
engineering
minor
life biomedical
central
computational data
substantial

⚑ Applicant institution must provide a continuum of care for people with SCI, including EMS, acute care, acute rehabilitation, and post-acute services. · Foreign entities are ineligible. · 60-month project period with five 12-month budget periods. · Funding amount varies based on number of eligible database participants for follow-up in the SCIMS longitudinal database.

Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules

Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) 80 strong technical depth: substantial; funds applied research
IPPRA 58 good portfolio topic: public_health; social/behavioral work is minor; funds applied research
Tom Love Innovation Hub 30 weak funds applied research; deep-tech content

Description

The SCIMS program is designed to provide research-based knowledge to support a multidisciplinary system of rehabilitation care for people with spinal cord injury (SCI). For purposes of this program, SCI is defined as a clinically discernible degree of neurologic impairment of the spinal cord. SCIMS Centers must conduct site-specific and collaborative research. SCIMS Centers must also collect and contribute data to the SCIMS longitudinal database. SCIMS Centers will be funded at varying amounts up to the maximum award based on the numbers of database participants eligible for follow-up in the SCIMS longitudinal database. Existing centers with significantly larger numbers of database participants will receive higher funding within the specified range, as determined by NIDILRR after the applicants are selected for funding. The grant will have a 60-month project period, with five 12-month budget periods.

Eligibility

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.

Apply

View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Administration for Community Living <Brian.Bard@acl.hhs.gov>

Proposal brief

ONE LLM CALL (~1¢) · CACHED · REQUIRES STAFF KEY

Proposal shell · HHS services agencies (SAMHSA / HRSA / CDC / ACF) conventions

ONE LLM CALL (~2-3¢) · CACHED · SCAFFOLDING, NOT GHOSTWRITING