02/13/2026
This is wonderful news!
I’m writing with some pretty great news: the Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP) has just been restored to $33M in a Defense Appropriations Act that passed both the House and Senate and was ultimately signed by President Trump.
That means a majority of the funding for SCI research - which was completely cut from last year’s Department of Defense budget - has just been restored. While we didn’t get it back to $40 million, $33 million is a lot more than $0!
The bi-weekly meetings that we spearheaded and convened with other SCI organizations along with our continued outreach to federal legislators have helped Save SCIRP from elimination. The unity that you all have brought and the support you’ve given to this effort has made a real difference.
And - for the first time - spinal cord injury as a condition was newly added for consideration to the Peer Review Medical Research Program (PRMRP). This is a separate program within CDMRP which will allow SCI to be “absorbed” for funding if our stand alone program is ever cut in the future. The PRMRP was not previously an option for them and now exists as another avenue for funding.
This win provides us with great momentum as we prepare to Roll on the Capital in just two weeks, during day three of our 20th Annual Science & Advocacy Symposium in Washington, D.C.. Consider registering so you can join us if you haven’t already done so.
Let’s keep fighting and raising our voice to restore and expand SCI research at the Federal level!
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