WI AB92

Department of Health Services must establish a grant program for spinal cord injury research, funded at $2.5 million per year for 2025-26 and 2026-27, supporting new treatments and rehabilitative efforts including pharmaceutical, medical device, brain stimulus, and rehabilitative approaches

Creates a 9-member Spinal Cord Injury Council within DHS, including researchers from UW School of Medicine, Marquette University, and Medical College of Wisconsin, plus individuals with spinal cord injuries, family members, veterans, and medical specialists, serving 2-year terms

Council responsibilities include developing grant evaluation criteria, reviewing applications, and making recommendations to DHS on grant awards

Grant recipients may use no more than 8% of award funds for administrative or indirect costs and must present research findings at DHS symposia held no more than once every two years

DHS must submit annual reports to the legislature by January 15 identifying grant recipients and how funds were used; council members must disclose financial interests in organizations recommended for grants