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Grant Application Portal Acorda Grant Program Home Sponsorships Compliance FAQ Acorda’s mission is to develop therapies that restore function and improve the lives of people with neurological disorders. Our company is devoted to supporting neurological research, education, and patient assistance through grant and sponsorship programs. We support a broad group of organizations based on the principles of scientifically rigorous research and programs designed to improve patient education and care. The website provides an overview of the parameters by which we review and assess requests for financial support. Acorda provides grants and sponsorships for academic and other medical centers, medical and professional societies and associations, and patient organizations that are involved in neurological research and education. We also provide philanthropic support to qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, particularly those focused on neurological research, education, and patient support. Grant Requests Acorda has proudly supported neurological research and education, through our grant and sponsorship programs for many years. However, we are not accepting new grant requests at this time. Access to the grants website is available for previously submitted grant applications. Questions? Please visit our Frequently Asked Questions tab or contact us at medaffairs@acorda.com SPONSORSHIPS: Acorda provides support to independent third-party organizations and qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, particularly those focused on education, awareness, and patient support. The Company is interested in working in partnership with organizations who have well-defined programs including, most importantly, the benefit to patients currently living with neurological disorders such as MS, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, or spinal cord injury. Acorda has proudly supported sponsorships focused on education, awareness and patient support for many years. However, we are not accepting new sponsorship requests at this time. Access to the grants website is available for previously submitted applications. Questions? Please visit our Frequently Asked Questions tab. Each grant request must include: A detailed description of the proposed program, patient advocacy or patient education effort. A description of any enduring educational material development. The objectives, timing, location, proposed budget, and whether the event is intended as a single or multiple sponsor event. The anticipated audience for the program (i.e., type of audience and expected attendance). Information on what the corporate recognition of sponsorship would be for the event or program. The name, address, and Federal Tax Identification Number of the Educational Grant recipient. Operating budget for the previous calendar year, number of employees (both full and part-time), and date of incorporation/establishment. Compliance [Please read before submitting any request] Acorda is not accepting new grant requests at this time. Requests for funding are reviewed and assessed through an online application process. Please note that in accordance with our corporate policy and applicable laws and regulations, Acorda does not, as a rule, fund the following types of activities: Entertainment, sporting or social events. Sponsorships of fundraisers (e.g., gala dinners, entertainment events, walk-a-thons, and bike-a-thons). Funding will not be made to any other customer or potential customer or their related foundations, including any other person or entity in a position to purchase, prescribe, recommend, refer, or arrange for the purchase or sale or formulary placement of Acorda products, including but not limited to physicians, pharmacists, medical directors, group purchasing organizations, wholesalers, and any individual employed by such entities with responsibility or authority to purchase, prescribe, recommend, influence, or arrange for the purchase or sale or formulary placement of pharmaceutical products. Nonprofit or group operating expenses, administration and/or overhead (e.g., monthly rents, electricity, cable, or payroll). Sponsorships for programs or events payable to an individual healthcare professional, physician practice, or prescribing institutions (e.g., MS center, hospital, or private practice). For educational grant requests, please review guidelines. Travel expenses related to conferences or meeting registration fees for healthcare professionals. Textbooks, journal subscriptions or similar items. Sponsorships or events for which Acorda would be the sole sponsor or be the sole provider of funding. (This pertains to Sponsorship requests only and not CME or patient education requests.) Debarred institutions, groups, or faculty, including organizations or their employees on probation with the ACCME, on the OIG exclusion list, or debarred from a federal healthcare program. Under no circumstances will funding be offered or provided with the intent of, directly or indirectly, implicitly or explicitly, influencing or encouraging the funding recipient to: purchase, prescribe, refer, sell, arrange for the purchase or sale to serve as a product discount, fulfill customer business needs, or recommend formulary placement of any Acorda products. Frequently Asked Questions Can I still access my previous submissions even though Acorda is not currently funding new applications? Yes. You can still login to your account and view past submissions. When will funding be available again? That information is not available at this time. Please check back periodically. Is Acorda supporting Investigator Initiated Studies (IIS)? Acorda is not currently providing financial support and/or drug supplies for investigator initiated scientific research. I have registered but have yet to receive my confirmation e-mail to log back in. When can I expect to receive it? Please allow 24 hours for your registration to process and your confirmation email to be sent out. If you do not receive the confirmation email within, it may have been sent directly to your "junk mail" or spam folder. Please add http://grantsportal.acorda.com/ to your address book to prevent our emails from being marked as SPAM. If your confirmation email was not sent to your "junk mail," please email medaffairs@acorda.com and a new confirmation email will be sent to you. Can I complete part of the online grant request and come back to it later? Yes. If you are unable to complete the request in one session you may save your work and continue later. At any time before the submission of a grant request, you will have the opportunity to return to the site and make changes. Once a grant is submitted, changes can no longer be made. I have submitted an Educational Grant proposal and would like to include promotional exhibit and display space for the grant. Who do I talk to? Exhibit tables and promotional opportunities have to be separate from Educational Grants. Educational Grants cannot be linked to commercial opportunities. Requests for the purchase of exhibit tables and display space should go through Acorda’s marketing department. For more information please contact Marketing via e-mail at medaffairs@acorda.com . I have received funding for the past few years from Acorda but received an e-mail recently informing me that the request was declined. Why was the grant not funded? Approval of similar grant activities in previous years does not guarantee future approval. Each request is evaluated based on its individual merit and available funds. I have submitted a grant and would like to change some fields in the application, how do I go about making the corrections? At any time before the submission of a grant request, you will have the opportunity to return to the site and make changes to the request. Once a grant is submitted, changes can no longer be made on-line. If you require edits please contact us at medaffairs@acorda.com for assistance. If I don’t want to register on...