BC Rehab Foundation launches Individual Grant Program in Canada

Deadline: 15-Nov-2024

The BC Rehab Foundation has launched the Individual Grant Program to support people with physical disabilities through education, research, arts, recreation, and wellness programs.

What do they fund?

• The organization funds a range of new and used equipment and will consider even the most obscure devices if they will assist an individual in their quality of life and personal mobility. Examples of the most frequently funded equipment include:
  • Power wheelchairs
  • Manual Wheelchairs
  • Driver’s rehab lessons
  • Custom orthotics
  • Specialized wheelchair seating systems
  • Ramps
  • Portable lift system
  • Scooters
  • Recreation therapy opportunities
  • Walkers
  • Assistive technology devices (e.g. Dragon speaking software)

Funding Information

• Back-up wheelchair – $2500
• Scooters – $1000
• Lift chairs – $1000

Eligibility Criteria

• Awards are considered by a combination of factors. Approved applications typically demonstrate a severe need, an inability to acquire the needed equipment through other means and applications address each of the following areas:
  • financial need of the applicant
  • type of disability
  • how the equipment request will improve the applicant’s quality of life and increase personal independence
  • if the applicant has explored other avenues of funding
  • two or more quotes for the equipment being applied for
  • how long the equipment will meet the client’s need
  • They do not fund additional equipment you already have acquired, unless it’s a back-up wheelchair
  • letter of support and/or assessment from a health care practitioner such as an occupational therapist or physiotherapist must be completed on application.
• The mandate is inclusive to these physical disabilities:
  • Spinal cord injury
  • Acquired brain injury
  • Stroke
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Spina Bifida
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Polio
  • Amputation
  • ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease)
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
  • Guillian-Barre

For more information, visit BC Rehab Foundation.