Stronger Together Grant Program FAQs

TESF is committed to ensuring that every grant recipient receives reliable, high-quality equipment that will support their long-term progress. For this reason, we only purchase new therapy equipment. Used equipment may have hidden wear, reduced lifespan, or unknown maintenance issues, which could lead to safety concerns or additional costs in the future. Providing new equipment allows us to make the most effective use of our funding and ensures recipients receive durable, dependable support.

Once you receive notice that your application is under review, the TESF team will evaluate it and decide if a follow-up interview is needed. In some circumstances, applicants may receive an email with a scheduling link within three weeks.

Due to a large volume of applications, our response time for a status change on your application may take several weeks. You will be notified via email if your application moves into review or has been closed or denied.

YES, you may still apply to TESF if you’ve received funding from another organization. As part of the application process, you’ll be asked to list any funding sources you’ve received or that you are currently pursuing for support.

Yes, applicants are welcome to combine support from other funding sources with their request. We recognize that many individuals rely on multiple resources to meet their full needs, and we encourage applicants to leverage all available support to help cover the total cost of their request.

TESF does not provide funding for personal needs or general living expenses. All approved grant funds are issued directly to therapy facilities or equipment and modification vendors, not to individuals or personal entities.

All grant requests must fall within our application eligibility and criteria, which can be reviewed here.

All applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. If you receive an email from a TESF team member containing a scheduling link, please schedule your interview within two weeks of receiving the message. If an interview is not scheduled within that timeframe, your application will be closed.

We have a committee of people with lived experience from spinal cord injury that are supported by TESF staff.

Each eligible applicant is limited to one grant request per calendar year. We encourage carefully reviewing our application criteria before resubmitting.

We kindly ask that all applications be submitted online. If you need assistance, we encourage you to have someone complete the application with you or on your behalf. Please note any challenges you’re experiencing within the application itself.

To date, TESF has supported individuals and families across 25 states. Anyone who is currently living in the United States is welcome to apply.

Applicants will only meet with a member of the TESF team if they are contacted to schedule an interview. While we would love to speak with every applicant, the volume of requests we receive makes individual meetings impossible to offer broadly. We do encourage each applicant to take advantage of filling out your application with as much information as possible to help us make an informed decision.

While we would love to speak with each and every applicant, due to our high of applications, only those contacted by TESF team members are scheduled for a follow-up interview. We encourage each applicant to take advantage of filling out your application with as much information as possible to help us make an informed decision.

Yes, all applicants must be enrolled in a physical therapy program before requesting a therapy grant. TESF will not pay for costs typically covered by an applicant’s insurance.

Any questions you may have should be referenced on this page or within our application eligibility criteria. Please only contact the TESF team if you no longer need what you have requested on your application or you need to make a change to the application request.