Quality of Life Grants Program: Expanded Impact

Quality of Life Grants Program: Expanded Impact

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
Amount: Up to US $100,000
Last Updated: February 11, 2026

Summary

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation's Expanded Impact Grants Program aims to support previously awarded Quality of Life grantees in expanding successful initiatives for individuals living with paralysis. Offering up to $100,000 for each of the four grants, this program seeks to enhance evidence-based practices that improve the quality of life for both patients and their caregivers. Eligible organizations must demonstrate previous success and be capable of scaling their impactful projects within 24 months.

Overview

NOTE: See separate grant page for High Impact Priority Quality of Life grants which  are currently being offered once per year, in the 1st grant cycle.See separate grant page for Direct Effect Quality of Life grants which are currently offered twice yearly, in the 1st and 2nd grant cycles. We fund a wide array of programs that are organized in three key areas: Actively Achieving, Bridging Barriers and Caring and Coping. We strongly encourage requests to support the launch of new initiatives or the expansion of existing projects that serve individuals living with paralysis, their families and caregivers. Grants are awarded to organizations that address the needs of people living with paralysis caused by spinal cord and other injuries, diseases or birth conditions, including (but not limited to) stroke, spina bifida, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We also support initiatives that are focused on caregiving and improving the quality of life of family members who are caring for a loved one living with disability. Expanded Impact Grants The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation is piloting a new and exciting grant program for previously awarded Quality of Life grantees whose programs and/or projects have achieved demonstrable, successful impact. The Expanded Impact Quality of Life grants program will award approximately four (4) grants of up to $100,000 each and will support significant expansion of strategies and programs that are evidence-based, show innovate promising practices, and/or best practices in the field they serve to improve quality of life for people with paralysis, their families, and caregivers. What are Expanded Impact Grants? Expanded Impact grants are previously awarded Quality of Life programs and/or projects supported by evidence that demonstrate a statistically, measurable, significant effect or impact on improving the quality of life outcomes for people living with paralysis, their families, and caretakers.Expanded Impact grants are expected to scale programs and/or projects that have prior evidence of effectiveness and positive results, in order to improve outcomes for people living with paralysis, their families, and caregivers.Expanded Impact grants extend services and access and the expansion of effective solutions to serve substantially larger numbers of people with paralysis, their families, and caregivers.Expanded Impact grants will have sizeable and significant impact. Prior grantees are encouraged to replicate and implement their programs and/or projects in new and additional settings, including at a larger local or national level. Prior grantees are also encouraged to request funding for programs and projects that would require the full $100,000 to expand their previously funded grant award. All projects must be completed within 24 months and all grant funds must be expended within 24 months of receiving the award.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Previous grantee organizations that are:In good standing with the Reeve Foundation, defined as having successfully closed out their past grant award including:Timely submitted a final report indicating program success.Fully expended all grant funds as related to the awarded grant budget.Nonprofit organizations, municipal and state governments, school districts, recognized tribal entities, and other institutions such as community or veterans hospitals.Based in the United States and the previous funded project was based in the U.SPrevious grantee organizations whose projects:Have been implemented successfully.Have achieved demonstrable, successful impact.Are in position to be expanded, replicated on a larger scale, and/or taken to full scale.

Ineligibility

The Reeve Foundation cannot award grants to individuals.Requests from organizations not based in the USA are not eligible, and projects outside of the USA, even if the applicant organization is based in the USA, cannot be funded.Current grantees may not apply at this time.