NSW Spinal Cord Injury and Related Neurological Conditions Research Grant Program
The NSW Office for Science and Medical Research Spinal Cord Injury and Conditions Fund
In 2003, the former Premier of NSW, The Hon Bob Carr, announced the State Government would spend $35.9 million over the next four years (ie. 2003-2007) on research and extra services for people with physical disabilities. This includes:
$10.9 million over four years to establish the Spinal Cord Injury and Conditions Fund to promote biomedical research into spinal injury, disorders and neurological conditions (administered by the Office for Science and Medical Research)
$23 million over four years for an extra 100 attendant care places within a year to help people with physical disability do everyday tasks such as get out of bed, shower and get dressed (administered by the Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care)
$2 million for a two year pilot program to improve coordination of services for people who have suffered catastrophic injuries that would concentrate on the move from rehabilitation centres back into the community (administered by the Motor Accidents Authority)
In 2007, a further $11 million was committed over the four year period from 2007-2011, bringing the NSW Government's total commitment to research in spinal cord injury and neurological conditions to $22 million.
The Spinal Cord Injury and Conditions Fund is made up of the following components:
Research Grants Program
Spinal Exchange Program
The Spinal Cord Injury Network
The Spinal Cord Injury Network is an alliance of leading researchers, clinicians, people with spinal cord injury and key stakeholders committed to fast-tracking safe treatments for spinal cord injury and disease.
- Do you have a spinal cord injury and want to know more about the latest basic and clinical research in simple language?
- Have your say about the direction of future research into spinal cord injury?
- At no cost to you?
The Spinal Cord Injury Network (formerly ANZSCIN) is a newly established network trying to help individuals make the best possible recovery from a spinal cord injury.
Its goals are to provide leadership for spinal cord injury research and treatment strategies, facilitate more effective clinical trials into spinal cord injury, and improve the translation of basic and clinical research into evidence-based practice.
It is FREE for individuals with a spinal cord injury and their carers to subscribe on the website click here.
By subscribing to the website you will have access to the Network’s stimulating and informative newsletter.
Information in its quarterly newsletters include the current events the network is involved in, general interest stories, the latest basic research stories that have been published on the web, information about the latest worldwide clinical trials, and what conferences and workshops are happening around the world. The website is also a fantastic resource with information on research, clinical trials (including databases of the current trials), evidence-based practice and the SCI community.