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 1, 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 1, 2025, and voted to approve the final revision at its meeting on May 22, 2025. Comments from the public will be considered and accepted for 30 days beginning May 27, 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 July 1, 2023. 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:

The cap for modified vehicle grants is increased to $20,000 from $18,000 the increase is not retroactive to grant applications received or funded prior to July 1, 2025.

The cap for vehicle modification grants is increased to $20,000 from $18,000 – the increase is not retroactive to grant applications received or funded prior to July 1, 2025.

Computers will be moved to the Assistive Technology category and subject to that category's requirements.

Grant funds that are partially spent will, after two years of no activity, be rescinded by the Commission.     

This 27th Day of May, 2025.
By: Craig L. Young, Executive Director
Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission