Veterans service organization advocating for Veterans with spinal cord injury & disease since 1946. #PVAUnstoppABLE For more information about Paralyzed Veterans of America, visit www.PVA.org. From transplanting cells and regenerating damaged nerve fibers to designing adaptive canoe seats, the Paralyzed Veterans of America Research Foundation supports innovative research and fellowships that improve the lives of those with spinal cord injury and disease (SCI/D). Since its inception in 1976 it has funded $51,315,123. The grant funds the following categories: Basic Science - laboratory research in the basic sciences to find a cure for SCI/D Clinical - clinical and functional studies of the medical, psychosocial and economic effects of SCI/D, and interventions to alleviate these effects Design and Development - of new or improved rehabilitative and assistive technology/devices.