Bridging Voice is proud to be the recipient of a 2025 Quality of Life Grant from the Reeve Foundation for our project Rural ALS Care: Expanding Communication Support & Building Partner Capacity.

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Bridging is proud to announce that it has been awarded $40,000 as part of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation National Paralysis Resource Center (NPRC) 2025 Priority Impact Quality of Life grants. Nineteen grants totaling $691,707 were awarded. The Quality of Life Grants Program supports nonprofit organizations that help individuals living with paralysis. Since the Quality of Life Grants Program’s inception, more than 4,100 grants totaling $50 million have been awarded. Funding for this program was made possible through a cooperative agreement with the Administration for Community Living (ACL grant #90PRRC0006-05).

The Reeve Foundation’s National Paralysis Resource Center has several grants under the Quality of Life program, awarding grants in different category areas, varying in different amounts. The Priority Impact grants program funds organizations to support a wide range of projects and activities that will impact individuals living with paralysis and their families.

“These grants represent more than funding—they represent freedom, possibility, and dignity for individuals living with paralysis,” said Dan McNeal, Director of the Quality of Life Grants Program at the Reeve Foundation. “At the heart of our mission is a commitment to improving
everyday life for our community. We’re proud to support organizations nationwide that are expanding access and creating programs built on accessibility, care, and respect.”

Many people living with ALS (pALS) in rural communities face severe barriers to communication support, including limited local services and access to assistive technology. Bridging Voice provides free, fully remote communication support to pALS nationwide, serving over 5,000 clients to date through a network of 120 referral partners. Bridging Voice will use this funding to strengthen our partners’ capacity to identify and support rural clients, onboard new partners serving rural areas, and provide direct communication support to at least 90 new rural pALS. Together, these efforts address the urgent communication and access needs of rural pALS while also building long-term capacity and strengthening the overall rural healthcare ecosystem.

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About the Reeve Foundation:

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research and improving the quality of life for individuals and families impacted by paralysis. By uniting the brightest minds in the field, we are working tirelessly to accelerate scientific discoveries across the field of spinal cord research by investing in labs across the globe. Additionally, through a cooperative agreement with the Administration for Community Living, the Reeve Foundation’s National Paralysis Resource Center (NPRC) promotes the health, well-being, and independence of people living with paralysis, providing comprehensive information, resources, and referral services assisting over 139,000 individuals and families since its launch in 2002. The Reeve Foundation is committed to elevating our community’s voices and needs to achieve greater representation and independence. We meet all 20 of the Better Business Bureau’s standards for charity accountability and hold the BBB’s Charity Seal.  For more information, please visit our website at www.ChristopherReeve.org or call 800-225-0292.

About the Bridging Voice:

Bridging Voice is a nonprofit that enables and empowers people with ALS to meaningfully communicate by
removing the barriers between them and assistive technology. We provide education, one-on-one training,
technical support, and custom solutions to ensure people with ALS are always able to connect and
communicate with family, friends, medical providers, and the broader world. We believe that this is a critical component of the human experience, and no diagnosis should be allowed to rob an individual of that possibility. Learn more at www.bridgingvoice.org.