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To review full details about the UCP Research Grant Program, click here.To review the FAQs about the Research Program, click here.

Completed applications due June 21, 2024, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Award decisions will be announced 8 to 10 weeks after grant submission due date. Announcement of awards will be posted on the UCP website within 48 hours of notifications to recipients. Grant-funded projects must be initiated by October 1, 2024. Grant funding must be spent … Continued

Corporate Philanthropy: Leading the way for nonprofits to increase its impact and better serve our community. For 75 years, UCP’s mission has supported individuals with disabilities through education, advocacy, and research. With 56 affiliates across the United States and Canada, UCP continues to look for ways to help more people each year. Over 154,000 people … Continued

Submit your Letter of Intent (LOI) for the Research Initiative’s Grant Program in the link below. The LOI demonstrates your desire to complete a full application, if invited to do so. The deadline for the LOI is April 26, 2024. Those who are invited to submit a full application will be notified in late May … Continued

See the biographies below to learn more about our speakers & awardees for this year’s Annual Conference. Our Keynote Speaker Our Emcee & Speaker Featured Speakers Other Speakers, Panelists & Breakout Session Presenters(listed alphabetically by last name)   To read more about our 2023 Awards and the recipients, click here.

What are the grant priorities of the 2024 Research Grant Program? The United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) Research Committee is focused on cerebral palsy and related neurodevelopment disorders in populations from birth to 26 years old.  Do I have to be a United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) affiliate to be awarded a grant? No. While preference may … Continued

United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) is dedicated to improving the lives of children and adults with cerebral palsy and other disabilities. The UCP Board of Trustees established the UCP Research Committee (URC) in 2020 as an important component of this endeavor. The URC’s initiatives are designed to support clinical and translational research projects that use study … Continued

The Research Grant Program was created in 2022 by the United Cerebral Palsy Research Committee (URC).  This program awards grants that advance clinical and translational research and focus on knowledge translation to advance the state of the science, bridging the gap between research and care to transform the lives of children with cerebral palsy and related neurodevelopmental … Continued

UCP Media Contact: James Garcia, UCP Communications Coordinator jgarcia@ucp.org       602-460-1374 UCP to open annual grant application process on National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day, March 25 The United Cerebral Palsy Research Initiative for the second year will begin accepting grant applications for awards of up to $20,000. "Research into the causes behind early brain … Continued

Donate NowUCP Research InitiativeThe United Cerebral Palsy Research Committee is raising funds to support groundbreaking research on early identification and early therapeutic and biomedical intervention. Early diagnosis of cerebral palsy and early treatment are symbiotic as one requires the other to leverage the opportunity that neuroplasticity and evolving development affords a child to have positive … Continued

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People with disabilities face the same challenges as other members of the community when it comes to safety at home, work, on the move, emergency preparedness, and injury and violence prevention. However, people with disabilities face additional challenges as well. Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Individuals with disabilities often are disproportionately impacted during times of disaster. … Continued