September 2, 2010

Grant Sponsor: Multiple Sclerosis Foundation

Purpose: MS Brighter Tomorrow Grants to provide individuals with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) with goods or services (valued at up to $1,000) designed to improve their quality of life by enhancing their safety, self-sufficiency, comfort, and/or well-being. Recipients of the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation's Brighter Tomorrow grant have received car repairs, ramps, wheelchairs, walkers, eyeglasses, computers, appliances, televisions, furniture, therapeutic equipment, hobby supplies, retreats, and various home modifications.

Eligibility: To qualify, a person must be 18 years of age or older and diagnosed with MS, or the parent of a minor child diagnosed with MS, and be a permanent resident of the United States. In addition, they must not have any other means of fulfilling the need they express. Applicants are asked to provide basic personal and financial information, and to write a brief essay of one hundred words or less to describe how the grant would help them have "a brighter tomorrow." If you would like to apply for a Brighter Tomorrow grant, fill out their online application or call 888-673-6287 to receive an application by mail or by E-mail at: support@msfocus.org.

For further information on the Brighter Tomorrow grant, call the program services department at 1-888-MSFOCUS or you can contact them by email.

To visit the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation website click here.

Deadline: October 1, 2010