Grant Background Information

Over 10,000 individuals incur a spinal cord injury each year in North America. As much as SCORE would like to provide a financial grant to each and every person whose life has been altered by disease or events, it is not possible. Accordingly, the organization focuses its grants exclusively on individuals who meet ALL of the following criteria:

Sustained a spinal cord injury; and
Were paralyzed while participating in non-motorized sports or athletic recreation activity; and
Have a demonstrated financial need.

If you or someone you know meets ALL of the above qualifications, please fill out the application below. Our team of volunteers will review the application in regard to the three criteria above, and then contact the applicant and their references. Once a grant has been approved, the volunteers and the grantee will collaborate in identifying the best use of funds to improve quality of life, and payment for the identified items / services will be sent directly to the vendor by SCORE.

SCORE does not fund grants for individuals injured while participating in motocross or using all-terrain-vehicles (ATVs), or from accidents related to motorcycles, motor vehicles or violence.

Frequently asked questions:

Where must I reside to qualify for a grant? Grants are typically only available to residents of the U.S. and Canada. We will consider applicants from outside these areas, but to-date none have been approved.
How large a grant is available? The grants generally range from $1,000 to $2,500.
What can the grant be used for? The intent of the grant is to improve the quality of life of the grantee over an extended period of time. Past grants have been used to acquire sport chairs for tennis, rugby, basketball, hand-cycles, bathroom renovations, permanent ramp into a home, adaptive fitness equipment, physical therapy and hand-controls.

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Grant Application Form

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Did you incur a spinal cord injury while participating in a sport or recreational activity using a motorized vehicle such as an ATV or motorcycle and/or had you been consuming alcohol prior to your accident?*

Yes

Name of Applicant*

First Last Nickname

Person Filling Out This Application*

Relationship to Applicant*

Caregiver’s Name (if any)

Address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Phone*

Email*

Best Way to Reach Applicant*

Current Age*

Date of Injury*

Current Occupation*

How did you find out about SCORE?*

When and where did your accident occur? What happened?*

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Where did it happen?

What is the level of the injury?*

(What vertebrae were affected)

Do you have insurance coverage? If so, by which provider?*

What specifically do you need financial assistance with?*

(Please be specific)

Please provide three individuals who can serve as references for the injured individual, at least two of which should be non-family.*

(Please include their phone numbers, email addresses and their relationship to applicant)

Please feel free to provide additional information that will help SCORE get to know you, including photographs.

You can send along, PDF's, Word documents, JPEG files, as additional information

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Phone

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