Cooperative Agreement 2546997

The National Science Foundation awarded Smartcharts Inc. a $1.25 million Cooperative Agreement on August 1, 2026, under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop AI-driven visualization technology that transforms unstructured rehabilitation documentation into visual representations of patient functional ability over time.

The project builds on Phase I results to refine and validate a rehabilitation-specific data framework representing patient functional progress in speech, occupational, and physical therapy across care settings. Phase II research and development objectives include expanding structured data representations of rehabilitation goals and progress indicators, validating measurement and aggregation methods across larger and varied datasets, and advancing visualization techniques that accurately reflect functional change, stability, and variability. The work employs natural language processing, small language models, ontology-based structures, and expert-in-the-loop validation to extract, structure, and interpret rehabilitation progress data from highly variable clinical documentation. The initial market segment encompasses acute care and inpatient rehabilitation facilities, with planned expansion to outpatient rehabilitation and home health settings. Smartcharts intends to commercialize the technology through a business-to-business software licensing model sold per healthcare facility.

Performance occurs in Chicago, Illinois, with a period of performance through July 31, 2028.