Veterans TBI Adaptive Care Opportunities Nationwide Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA]
Introduced
Summary
Would create a three-year VA grant program to develop, test, and evaluate neurorehabilitation treatments for veterans with chronic mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). It would support patient-centered and non-drug therapies, prospective randomized trials, clinician training, and community partnerships to improve mental health and lower suicide risk.
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- Veterans and families: Grants would fund clinical studies and services aimed at improving mental health, reducing suicidality, and treating long-term effects of mTBI. Recipients must do outreach to increase awareness and access.
- Clinicians and researchers: Nonprofits, academic institutions, and non-VA providers with mTBI expertise could receive awards to design and run prospective randomized controlled trials and to train clinicians. The Secretary would prioritize applicants with demonstrated experience in mTBI care.
- Program design and oversight: Grants would be capped at $5 million per fiscal year and the measure authorizes $30 million for fiscal years 2026–2028. The Secretary would require annual reports, conduct program evaluations, and coordinate with existing VA suicide prevention grants.
*This bill authorizes $30 million over three years and would increase federal discretionary spending by up to $30 million if appropriated.*
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VA grants for veteran TBI research
This bill would create a VA TBI Innovation Grant Program that runs for three years starting at enactment. VA would award grants to eligible organizations to develop and test neurorehabilitation treatments for chronic mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in veterans. The bill would authorize $30 million for fiscal years 2026 through 2028 and would cap any grant at $5,000,000 per entity per fiscal year. Grants could fund treatment design, clinical studies, training, outreach, and community or academic partnerships. Grant recipients would report at least yearly. VA would write regulations within 180 days and would report findings to Congress two years after enactment and annually after.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA]
PA • R
Cosponsors
Jacky Rosen
NV • D
Sponsored 11/6/2025
Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH]
OH • R
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
TN • R
Sponsored 2/24/2026
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