The goal of the Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation is to provide grants to fund research in the hopes of finding a cure for paralysis. Applications for research grants are accepted from American investigators located at institutions that have established lines of accountability and fiscal responsibility. The intent of these grants is to promote new and exciting research in the field of paralysis. The amount of grant money distributed is pre-determined by the Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation (BRPF) Board of Directors.
2026 Research Grants
Northwestern University – Dr. Christopher Ahuja
Bioengineering the extracellular matrix to enhance neural stem cell based regeneration in chronic cervical SCI
$44,629
University of Wisconsin – Madison Dr. Daniel Hellenbrand
UnlockingRepair: HowOligodendrocytes Can Turn the Tideon Secondary Damage after SpinalCord Injury
$67,500
Medical College of Wisconsin
Endowment to Support Spinal Cord Injury Research and Establish the Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation Laboratories
$125,000
Marquette University BRPF Excellence Fund in Spinal Cord Injury Research
$50,000
2025 Research Grants
Temple University – Dr. Pal
Enhancing hand function recovery, and reducing spasticity via corticospinal neuromodulation after spinal cord injury
$50,000
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center – Dr. Steven Crone
A non-hallucinogenic psilocybin-like molecule to promote plasticity and recovery following injury
$75,000
Miami Project – Dr. Matija Milosevich
Brain controlled spinal neuromodulation for walking: second subject
$45,000
Medical College of Wisconsin
Endowment to Support Spinal Cord Injury Research and Establish the Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation Laboratories
$125,000
Marquette University BRPF Excellence Fund in Spinal Cord Injury Research
$50,000
2024 Research Grants
Johns Hopkins University – Dr. Nicholas Theodore
A Novel Intrathecal Stem Cell Bioreactor for the Treatment of Secondary Spinal Cord Injury
$91,926
University of Miami – Dr. Milosevic
Brain-controlled Spinal Neuromodulation System for Walking
$60,000
Medical College of Wisconsin
Endowment to Support Spinal Cord Injury Research and Establish the Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation Laboratories
$125,000
Marquette University BRPF Excellence Fund in Spinal Cord Injury Research
$50,000