Office of Research

Quality of Life Grants - Direct Effect and Expanded Effect Spring 2020

Limited Submissions

http://s3.amazonaws.com/reeve-assets-production/Eligibility-Criteria-and-Quiz-1-17-20.pdf

http://s3.amazonaws.com/reeve-assets-production/2nd-Cycle-HIP-and-DE-FAQ-FINAL.pdf

 

Please note that these programs do not fund: research and projects that serve less than three people with paralysis, their families or caregivers.

 

Direct Effect Quality of Life Grants

Direct Effect Quality of Life grants fund specific budget items up to a total of $25,000 to support the wide range of projects and activities that will clearly impact individuals living with paralysis and their families. Funded projects must be completed within 12 months after the award is received.

 

Examples of funded projects may include (but are not limited to): sports wheelchairs for a wheelchair basketball team; adapted glider in a community playground; kayak for a rowing program; accessible gym equipment; hydraulic lift at a pool; electronic door openers at a community center; wheelchair accessible picnic table at a county fairground; camp programs; subsidized lessons for therapeutic riding; transportation costs for an inclusive afterschool program; and support groups.

 

High Impact Priority Tiers

The High Impact Priority Quality of Life Grant Tiersoffer three increasing levels of grant funding. High Impact Priority grants fund high priority issues for individuals living with paralysis. Priorities were identified through conversations with myriad stakeholders and validated by a community needs assessment survey conducted by Vanderbilt University. Grantee organizations will demonstrate capacity to implement the grant without intensive technical assistance and capacity building, as well as capacity for program development, evaluation and sustainability. Each High Impact Priority Tier is targeted to focus on a High Priority issue for the community of individuals living with paralysis as follows:

  • Tier 2 – 10 grants of $30,000 for the following Priority Areas:
    • Transportation
    • Respite/Caregiving
    • Disaster Preparedness
  • Tier 3 – 4 Grants of $40,000 for Nursing Home Transition
  • Tier 4 – 5 Grants of $50,000 for Employment

 

Funded projects in all grant tiers are expected to be completed in 12 months. If this is not possible, the applicant is encouraged to delay submitting a request until such time as the proposed project may be completed in 12 months.

Application Instructions

Please submit:

  1. a one-page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach
  2. CV (not NIH format)  of the PI

 

to research@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Thursday February 20, 2020. Proposals are due to the sponsor 3/16/20, so you will need to have your materials in to the Office of Sponsored Programs by 3/5/20 for processing, if given the go ahead by the Proposal Review Committee.

Opportunity Details

Program web page

Program Announcement No.

Spring 2020

Deadlines
02/20/2020 UW Internal Deadline Closed
03/05/2020 OSP Deadline
03/16/2020 Sponsor Deadline
Sponsor

Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation

Funding amount

$100,000 ($25,000 - $100,000)

Maximum Number of Applications

1 (for any program per grant cycle)

Eligible groups
  • All campus

Inquiries and Contact Information

Investigators who identify a grant, award or fellowship program that restricts the number of applications that can be submitted from an Institution should immediately contact their Chairperson, Associate Dean for Research (or Dean, if no ADR) and the Office of Research (see below) if they intend to prepare a response. Failure to do so, or to meet the deadlines for submission of pre-proposal, will preclude submission of the application through the Office of Sponsored Programs.

For general inquiries, or to request a listing of a limited submission opportunity that should be but is not already listed, please email us at limitedsubs@uw.edu.