Research

NIDRR funds approximately 300 projects annually, across a wide range of research and related activity priorities including Employment Outcomes Research and Heath and Education Research.

The Robert L. Moody Prize recognizes distinguished contributions in brain injury rehabilitation and Research . The prize consists of an honorarium of $10,000, a plaque and crystal pyramid that commemorates the award, and a framed certificate signed by the members of the governing board. The award is named after Mr. Robert L. Moody, whose family experiences impelled him to embark on a journey of sustained personal dedication toward improving the care for survivors of brain injury. His work has created a legacy of progress in rehabilitation education, service and Research . The purpose of the award is to recognize and honor individuals or groups whose efforts have made significant contributions toward (1) advancing clinical Research related to disorders of the brain, (2) developing improved treatment and rehabilitation procedures for persons who must contend with the disabilities associated with congenital or acquired brain disorders and (3) increasing awareness of the need for the rehabilitation of individuals following brain injury. For purposes of reviewing and awarding the Prize, the term acquired brain injury includes cerebrovascular Insults (strokes, hemorrhages, aneurysms, and anoxic encepalopathies from cardiopulmonary arrests) and traumatic brain injuries.

The Model Spinal Cord Injury System program, sponsored by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), provides assistance to establish innovative projects for the delivery, demonstration, and evaluation of comprehensive medical, vocational, and other rehabilitation services to meet the needs of individuals with spinal cord injury. Model System Centers across the United States work together to demonstrate improved care, maintain a national database, participate in independent and collaborative Research and provide continuing education relating to spinal cord injury.

Find out where the TBI Model System Projects are, who runs them, and what they are up to. Site contains information about the TBI National Database, and the entire collection of the Facts and Figures newsletters that are put out by the National Data Center.

This Center conducts Research on the spectrum of recovery following TBI from medical treatments to interventions with direct impact on community reintegration.