Craig H. Neilsen Foundation’s Quality of Life Program Grants

Craig H. Neilsen Foundation’s Quality of Life Program Grants Completed LOIs due via proposalCENTRAL: Monday, April 1, 2013 5:00 PM (Eastern Time) Craig H. Neilsen Legacy The Craig H. Neilsen Foundation was established in 2002 as a private foundation dedicated to spinal cord injury research and quality of life programs for people living with SCI. Mr. Neilsen lived with a high level spinal cord injury for 21 years until his death in 2006. He was a visionary with an entrepreneurial spirit who led his companies with inexhaustible passion. He lived each day to the fullest with courage, determination, and dignity. While he worked hard and was grateful for what he had, he always remembered others who were experiencing challenges similar to his own. Craig Neilsen wanted his Foundation to contribute in a significant way to SCI research and to offer those with SCI the quality of life they deserve. Mission and Vision Today, the mission of the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation is to improve the quality of life for those living with spinal cord injury (SCI) and support scientific exploration for effective therapies and treatments leading to a cure. With this vision for the future, the Neilsen Foundation funds SCI programs that will: -- Lead to key discoveries through innovative and collaborative basic-applied, translational and clinical research. -- Establish standards for the delivery of care, particularly in the area of rehabilitation. -- Empower indi...
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