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Grant Program Applications Now Available Spina Bifida of Greater St. Louis (SBSTL) is pleased to announce that applications for SBSTL Grant Programs are now available upon request and online at the website SBSTL.com. Applications for each grant program are different, so please make sure that you use the correct application for the grant program which you are requesting. There are three different SBSTL grant programs currently available to the Spina Bifida community: SBSTL Activity Program The Activity Program was established to enhance opportunities for persons born with Spina Bifida to achieve their full potential through life-skill or therapeutic activities. Activity Program funding from SBSTL make it possible for the student to choose life-skill activity pursuits that may otherwise be outside of financial reach. Examples of acceptable programs include (but are not limited to) fees to attend a specialized camp, special swimming lessons, therapeutic horsemanship or other life-skill programs. Please note that Activity Grants may be competitive and funds are limited, making it impossible to approve every request. Click Here to open the Form in MS-Word Format Parsons Oil Company Support Program The intent of the Parsons Program is to help children with Spina Bifida enhance their quality of life and to help those individuals achieve their full potential. The Parsons Support Program supports activities and equipment that impacts the overall quality of life for the individual born with Spina Bifida, and for their family, that may otherwise be outside of financial reach. Examples of acceptable requests include (but are not limited to) construction of a ramp, specialized equipment (braces/walkers), therapy, travel for special medical treatment or other unique requirements. Please note that Parsons Grants may be competitive and funds are limited, making it impossible to approve every request. Click Here to read the Guidelines for the Parsons Oil Grants Click Here to open the Form in MS-Word Format SBSTL Scholarship Program The Scholarship Program was established to enhance opportunities for persons born with Spina Bifida to achieve their full potential through higher education. SBSTL Scholarships can make it possible for the student to choose educational pursuits that may otherwise be outside of financial reach. Scholarship grants are for post-secondary education, at 2-year or 4-year colleges or certified vocational schools. Please note that Scholarship Grants are competitive and funds are limited, making it impossible to grant every request. Click Here to open the Form in MS-Word Format The SBSTL Board of Directors (SBSTL BOD) evaluates each application on its merits based on the criteria set for the requested grant program. The SBSTL BOD will then award the funding after carefully weighing the factors for selection. Grant program funds are awarded at the discretion of the SBSTL BOD under the SBSTL Bylaws. We truly wish we had a bottomless bank account and could fill every request we receive, but in the current economy this is simply not possible. However, we do not want to discourage anyone from applying - after all, you just might have your request approved and thus provide the opportunity to improve a loved one's life!

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