Project Grant 1315656

This three-year National Science Foundation Project Grant of $300,000 will support the development of omnidirectional 3D spatial reconstruction capabilities using consumer-grade mobile phone audio sensors. Funded under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program, the award to the University of Michigan aims to advance computational modeling of sound perception and effective sound-vision integration. Researchers will collect a large-scale audio-visual dataset using sensor rigs...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Silicon Audio, LLC received a $292,694 Project Grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173), effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2026. The project focuses on developing high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) miniature microphones specifically designed for hearing assistive devices. The research leverages advances in single-crystal...

SBIR Phase I: Acoustic Molding Technology for Metal Additive Manufacturing Ultrasonium Inc. received a $305,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), effective October 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026, to develop and validate acoustic molding technology for metal additive manufacturing. The project will investigate the feasibility of using ultrasonic phased arrays to...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Omnispeech, LLC received a $292,543 Project Grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026. The grant funds development of an artificial intelligence-based speech enhancement algorithm designed for integration into hearing aid chips. Building on Omnispeech's commercially...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $739,346 to the University of Michigan for research titled "A Scalable Configurable Acoustic Processor for Emerging Audio Applications." The research aims to address challenges around scale, time accuracy, latency, and synchronization for very large acoustic transducer arrays. This will enable applications like high-resolution acoustic holography, non-invasive surgery, augmented...

Creare LLC received a $311,029 Project Grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173), awarded September 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for August 31, 2026. The grant funds development of a multi-function earplug designed to address occupational hearing loss affecting approximately 22 million U.S. workers exposed to hazardous noise levels annually. The earplug...

Federal Grant Award Summary Vortant Technologies LLC received a $293,512 Project Grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173), awarded September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2026. The company will develop and demonstrate feasibility of an innovative binaural beamforming algorithm designed for cochlear implant (CI) processors that improves...

This $256,000 National Science Foundation SBIR Phase I Project Grant will support the development of a haptic glove for real-time speech comprehension by Subtle Technology LLC. The glove aims to convert auditory speech into information perceivable through the skin as a potential supplement to existing techniques like lip reading for the over 466 million people worldwide with hearing loss. Key objectives include developing an intuitive touch-based language representation of words and a...

Qualia Oto, Inc. was awarded a $233,928 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation to develop matrix-addressed, thin-film cochlear implant electrode arrays. The NSF funding supports a Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I project under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program. The award will enable Qualia Oto to establish the feasibility of a novel circuit design fabricated on a thin-film platform using standard manufacturing equipment. Prototypes will undergo electrical...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded $637,554 to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF SUNY) under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286) for a project titled "MHealth Technologies for Assessing Hearing Disorders." The grant, awarded April 1, 2026, with completion targeted for March 31, 2030, supports development of...