Help Restore Independence After Spinal Cord Injury
Life after a spinal cord injury brings enormous challenges. Everyday essentials—like home modifications, specialised wheelchairs, or mobility aids—can be unaffordable, especially alongside ongoing medical and rehab costs.
PBF Australia’s Gifting Program provides financial assistance of up to $5,000 to help people living with paraplegia or quadriplegia access the equipment they need to regain independence, return to study or work, and re-engage with life.
Past gifts have included electric beds, hoists, wheelchairs, and voice-activated technology—life-enhancing tools that make daily living possible.
This program relies entirely on donations and is subject to available funding. Your support directly helps Australians with spinal cord injury move forward with dignity and hope.
Donate today—your gift can change a life.
Gifting Criteria
Our Gifting Program
PBF Australia helps individuals living with spinal cord injury by providing funding for the purchase of essential equipment or home adaptations that will improve the quality and independence of their life. However PBF is a funder of last resort and it is expected that all other avenues of financial support have been exhausted before a grant can be approved.
PLEASE NOTE: Payment of an approved grant can only be made to a supplier or a service provider on presentation of a tax invoice. This means donations of money and /or retrospective payments cannot be made to an applicant’s bank account.
Grants up to $5,000
Individual grants are available up to a maximum of $5000.
Permanency of injury
Funding is only made available to applicants with a permanent traumatic spinal cord injury. This is defined as a physical bodily injury that results in damage to or a severing of the spinal cord resulting in permanent paraplegia or quadriplegia.
Non-traumatic spinal cord damage
Applicants with non-traumatic spinal cord damage that is secondary to a surgical procedure, or the result of disease or illness, or from internal damage to the spinal cord region, are not eligible for this funding.
Funder of last resort
Funding is only made available to individuals once all other avenues of financial assistance have been exhausted.
Statement of hardship
A statement of hardship will need to accompany all applications. The statement should provide an overview of your assets and income and the reasons why you are ineligible for other funding schemes. For instance if you own a home this may not prevent a grant but investments or cash assets need to be utilised before PBF is able to consider funding.
Letters of support
A letter of support from a doctor, physiotherapist, occupational therapist or allied health professional must accompany the application. This letter should detail the reasons why the equipment or home adaptations are required.
Accompanying quotations
Applications should be accompanied by three quotations. If three quotations are not obtainable please provide a detailed explanation.
Accompanying contributions
Applications that include funding from other sources including private funds, Community Service and Government agency contributions will be looked upon favourably.
Donations of money
Donations of money will not be made to individuals:
- Payment will be made to suppliers upon invoice
- Applications for retrospective payments will not be eligible
Generally we do not provide grants for:
Please note: PBF is a funder of last resort and it is expected that all other avenues of financial support have been exhausted before a grant can be approved.
Receiving alternative compensation
Applicants who have received or are in the process of receiving compensation or damages in respect of their spinal cord injury
Dual application eligibility
Standard equipment or modifications where an applicant is eligible for funding under Commonwealth, States and Territories and Veterans Affairs equipment schemes
Equipment servicing
Servicing or repairs to vehicles or equipment
Equipment modification
Equipment or modifications for people living in residential or aged care facilities
Gifting Application Form
Please complete the form below to apply for a PBF Australia Gifting Grant.
To view a printable (.pdf) version of this form click here or email [email protected]
Following submission, PBF Australia will assess your application and make contact with you within seven working days.
Help us reduce the impact
Paraplegia and quadriplegia are among the most expensive chronic injuries a person can face. Help us reduce the impact and incidence of spinal cord injury by making a tax-deductible donation today. PBF Australia is a registered charity with Deductible Gift Recipient status (DGR) and tax receipts are available upon request. Donate now!
“Recently PBF were able to assist a client return to study by funding a computer. Having access to the right equipment can make a big difference…The equipment PBF Australia has been able to provide through generous donations has made a positive difference for our clients.”
Kiley, Spinal Outreach Team