Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission

To apply for a grant, you must be a legal Georgia resident and have either an official physician’s letter or hospital record verifying a diagnosis of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) or traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI).

The Central Registry is a report of Georgians who have sustained a traumatic brain or spinal cord injury in a given year.

November 15, 2022

The Georgia Traumatic Brain Injury Needs Assessment report has been completed by the Institute for Human Development and Disabilities at the University of Georgia.

“The Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission is Georgia’s only state agency that offers dedicated funding and support for individuals who have sustained a traumatic brain or spinal cord injury. The Commission’s mission is to distribute much needed resources to eligible Georgia residents via direct grants for their post-acute care and rehabilitation." 
Read about how we helped create and realize new opportunities in our 2023 annual report.

RE: NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO DISTRIBUTION POLICIES OF THE BRAIN AND SPINAL INJURY TRUST FUND COMMISSION
EFFECTIVE July 30, 2025
To Whom It May Concern:
Notice is hereby given to all interested parties that the Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission, a Commission of the State of Georgia, has amended its DISTRIBUTION POLICIES, to become effective July 30, 2025, and voted to approve the final revision at its meeting on June 26, 2025. Comments from the public will be considered and accepted for 30 days beginning June 30, 2025. Comments can be made by emailing [email protected] or by calling 1-888-233-5760 or mail to:
Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission
200 Piedmont Ave SE \ East Tower Suite 472
Atlanta, GA 30324
These policies were initially adopted July 9, 2002, and last amended on May 22, 2025. The most recent revisions made to the policies are outlined below. These policies relate to distributions from the Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund, as authorized by Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Section 15-21-140, et seq. (as amended in 2002, Act No. 748 (S.B. 364)).
Summary of Amendments:

Removes from BSITFC Distribution policy page 13, Part 4 B., “3. Services should be planned and delivered with specific, identifiable anticipated and described outcomes. These outcomes should result in definable improvements in the recipient’s ability to live in the community of their choice and definable improvements in the recipient’s control over the events and circumstances of their daily life.”

This 30th Day of June, 2025.
By: Craig L. Young, Executive Director
Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission