Cooperative Agreement 90IF0060

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $241,500 Project Grant (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) to the University of Connecticut (UConn) to conduct a pilot study on a novel, child-friendly, home-based navigation training program using joystick-operated ride-on-toys to improve upper extremity function in children with hemiplegia. The 2-year project aims to evaluate the feasibility, satisfaction, and preliminary...

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $295,907 Project Grant (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) to Liberating Technologies Inc. (LTI) to develop a prototype "Unintrusive Pediatric Logging Orthosis Analytic Device (UPLOAD)." The goal is to create a commercially viable, unobtrusive remote monitoring system for pediatric orthotics that can improve compliance tracking. Key features include long battery life, low...

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded Emory University a Project Grant under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) totaling $465,840. The purpose of this R21 award is to develop and evaluate a novel, data-driven, model predictive functional electrical stimulation (FES) control system that utilizes ultrasound feedback to improve post-stroke gait in people with hemiparesis. The project aims to overcome key...

This $762,104 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of versatile wearable robots to rehabilitate gait disabilities in children with cerebral palsy. Funded under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the three-year award period runs from February 2022 to March 2025. Specifically, the grant recipient - North Carolina State University - will enhance the usability and comfort of a powered knee exoskeleton designed to improve gait biomechanics and walking metabolic...

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), a program under the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living, awarded a $862,500 project grant to Neurotechr3 Inc., a minority and woman-owned small business in New Jersey. The two-year grant, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2026, supports the research and development of Neurotechr3's Rehabilitation Technologies for Hand and Arm (R3THA) product - an...

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $306,869 Project Grant (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) to Kate Allyn Prosthetic Research, LLC to develop a novel pediatric prosthetic foot designed for functional multi-axial mobility during active play. The goal is to create a prosthetic foot-ankle system that can be tuned for different types of play, with normalized ankle range of motion to better meet the needs of children....

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286), provides $613,744 to Assistive Technology Development Inc. to develop a lightweight, robotic telerehabilitation device with integrated blood flow restriction for patients recovering from musculoskeletal conditions such as knee surgeries. The device aims to reduce the...

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $1,032,031 Project Grant (CFDA 93.865) to Healing Innovations, Inc. to develop a novel, cost-effective in-home gait training device for the neurological patient population. The funding will support the finalization of the device and software design through iterative development, followed by a pilot clinical trial to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of the system during home use. The proposed "Rise & Walk...

The federal Project Grant award R21HD116115 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) provides $429,486 to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (doing business as Shirley Ryan AbilityLab) to determine whether applying a targeted resistance torque to the knee joint during overground walking can induce improvements in crouch gait in children with cerebral palsy. The study, which runs from August 1,...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), will fund the development and commercialization of the Fast In-Bed Tracking (FIT) platform. FIT is an e-health and wellness Internet of Things (IoT) monitoring system that can be integrated into a user's bed to provide real-world outcomes supporting the health and wellness of wheelchair users. The $987,365...