OPEN: FY2027 PVA Education Foundation Education Project applications opened September 2, 2026. Full online application and separate institutional approval are required by December 2, 2026, 11:59 p.m. EST.
National — PVA Education Foundation FY2027 Spinal Cord Injury and Disease Education Project Grants (Up to $75,000; December 2)
FY2027 Paralyzed Veterans of America Education Foundation competitive education project grants: up to $75,000 for eligible U.S. or Canadian nonprofit academic, healthcare, disability and community organizations. Deadline December 2, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. EST; prior institutional approval is mandatory.
FundingMaximum $75,000 per education project grant, one 12-month project year. Not a program-wide pool. Indirect costs limited to 8% of direct expenses, within $75,000 cap.
DeadlineDecember 2, 2026, 11:59 p.m. EST. Institutional Official approval must be completed by this same deadline. Application window opened September 2, 2026.
Last verified2026-11-03
Required next actionRead FY2027 official policies, especially education project applicant eligibility, SCI/D advocate requirement, budget rules and prohibited expenses. Apply through the separate Education Project solicitation at https://pva.aibs-scores.org and download category-specific application instructions from the Files tab. Appoint a distinct Institutional Official to approve the submission online by December 2, 2026, 11:59 p.m. EST.
Broad Eligibility
Eligible nonprofit academic institutions, healthcare institutions, associations and other nonprofit organizations located in U.S. or Canada. An employed project director with relevant spinal cord injury/disease, MS or ALS experience and at least a bachelor's degree must apply through the institution. For-profit firms ineligible; holders of open PVA Education Foundation grants cannot reapply until existing award closes.
Atlas Analysis
Official FY2027 Education Foundation Policies and Procedures, reviewed November 3, 2026: https://pva.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/FY2027-PVA-Education-Foundation-Policies-and-Procedures-final.pdf. This is the nonprofit institution's Education Project Grants track. U.S./Canadian nonprofit institutions with eligible project directors may request up to $75,000 for a 12-month education project addressing spinal cord injury or disease, multiple sclerosis, or ALS. Appropriate projects include consumer and caregiver education, professional education and research translation. Each project must involve an SCI/D advocate. Travel is capped at $2,000; equipment at $7,500; institutional indirect costs are limited to 8% of direct expenses within the award maximum. Patient care and construction are not allowable costs. No mandatory match percentage appears in the published general policies. Institutional approval must be completed before December 2, 2026, 11:59 p.m. EST. Applicants should also review the specific Education Project Application Instructions in the funder's portal. A separate conference grant track has different applicant award ceilings.
FY2027 Paralyzed Veterans of America Education Foundation — Education Project Grants
The Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) Education Foundation is accepting FY2027 applications for competitive education project grants of up to $75,000 per organizational applicant. The foundation supports educational projects that improve the health, independence, quality of life, and care of people with spinal cord injury or disease (SCI/D), including multiple sclerosis (MS) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This is applicant-facing nonprofit financial assistance, not a federal allocation or procurement contract.
Who may apply
Eligible applicant institutions are not-for-profit academic institutions, healthcare institutions, associations, and other organizations located in the United States or Canada. An application must be filed by a fiscally responsible eligible organization in the name of an employed Project Director with at least a bachelor’s degree and relevant SCI, MS or ALS experience. The project director may submit one application per grant cycle. The foundation does not fund for-profit businesses. An organization or project director holding an active PVA Education Foundation award may not apply again until that award has been closed after final reporting.
Eligible projects, budget and restrictions
Relevant project categories include consumer, caregiver and community education; health professional development and education; and research translation that moves existing research into practical use. Grants run for one 12-month project year. Each funded project must engage at least one person living with SCI/D, MS or ALS as an identified advocate in project development, implementation and evaluation, with the required biographical information and budget justification. Budget items must relate directly to the project. Travel is limited to $2,000; project equipment is limited to $7,500; the foundation permits institutional indirect costs of no more than 8% of direct expenditures, included within the $75,000 award maximum. Patient-care services, building construction or maintenance, general office equipment and staff tuition reimbursement are ineligible. The FY2027 policies do not state a required matching-funds percentage; applicants should verify any category-specific portal terms.
Controlling deadline and application process
Applications opened September 2, 2026 and must be fully submitted and institutionally approved by December 2, 2026, 11:59 p.m. EST. Apply through the PVA/AIBS online application portal at pva.aibs-scores.org under the Education Project Grants solicitation, not the separate Education Conference/Symposia solicitation. The project director must invite an authorized Institutional Official to approve the submission; institutional approval must be completed before the deadline. Applicants should download the project-application instructions from the portal’s Files tab and review the official FY2027 PVA policies before submitting.
Official source
Read the FY2027 PVA Education Foundation Policies and Procedures (21-page official document) and the funder’s Education Foundation program page. Awards are competitive, and an eligible proposal is not guaranteed funding.
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