Chris & Dana Reeve Foundation Gets $6.5M Fed Grant In Short Hills

SHORT HILLS, NJ — The Short Hills-based Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation recently secured a $6.5 million federal grant that will help it continue the fight to better the lives of people living with spinal cord injuries.

On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance (D-7) announced that the foundation is the recipient of the National Paralysis Resource Center (PRC) cooperative agreement from the Administration for Community Living (ACL).

Lance praised the Short Hills nonprofit for their work in the New Jersey community. (Learn more about the organization here)

“This merit-based grant is going to the right people,” Lance said. “Christopher and Dana Reeve built a public health entity making a major difference in the lives of many Americans.”

Lance said that the federal government needs to be working with leading private groups to make sure public and private efforts are coordinated and effective.

“The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation does incredible work and this grant is going to make a positive difference,” Lance said.

Peter Wilderotter, president and CEO of the Reeve Foundation, said that the nonprofit is “deeply grateful” to Lance for his efforts to restore the PRC’s budget after funding was almost cut as part of the Trump Administration’s recent budget request.

“We look forward to our continued partnership with the ACL,” Wilderotter said.

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