Project Grant 1345452

BETTERBOT: Accessible Mental Health Support for Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury Docbotic Inc. received a $499,887 Project Grant from the National Institute of Mental Health under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026. The award funds the development and evaluation of BETTERBOT, an Short Message Service (SMS) chatbot application that leverages artificial intelligence and large language models to deliver...

The National Science Foundation awarded $276,000 under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program to Oneseventeen Media PBC for its SBIR Phase I project titled "An Intelligent Mental Health Care Companion for Kids." The project aims to develop a mobile-accessed system leveraging machine learning and cognitive behavioral therapies to detect and triage symptoms of loneliness, anger, anxiety, and depression in children ages 10-18. The system will utilize chatbots...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) supports a collaborative research project led by Emory University to develop an interactive artificial intelligence (AI) teammate system for upskilling mental health workers. The $548,297 award aims to understand how AI can be effectively and ethically integrated into mental health work to address the shortage of skilled workers and improve access to research-supported treatment protocols. The...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $256,000 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Project Grant to Futuresthrive LTD under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041). The grant will support development of a first-of-its-kind mental health screening tool for youth ages 4-18. Using artificial intelligence, voice and facial biometrics, sentiment analysis and machine learning, the gamified online platform aims to identify risk factors and provide a baseline for understanding a...

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program seeks to develop a digital mental health platform for children and adolescents. Awarded on July 15, 2022 for $275,932, the grant supports Bluewonder Creative Inc. to build a proof-of-concept platform leveraging technologies including natural language processing, machine learning, and chatbots. The platform aims to provide personalized mental and...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Miresource, Inc. received a $627,600 project grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), awarded on September 12, 2025, with completion targeted for March 14, 2026. The project, conducted in partnership with the nonprofit Child Mind Institute (CMI), delivers an integrated digital mental health monitoring platform designed to improve longitudinal patient tracking and enable...

Lifespan Digital Health LLC was awarded a $255,409 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop bio-behavioral technology and provide mental health services. Specifically, the company will use predictive algorithms, wearable technology, and peripheral autonomic biofeedback to provide timely data and enable mental health professionals to treat students. This innovative approach aims to address the...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded $750,653 to Parc Innovations LLC on April 16, 2025, under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to develop an automated e-learning platform for therapist training in exposure therapy. The project will create an interactive digital training system that automates both didactic and interactive components of evidence-based exposure therapy training modules previously developed through NIMH-funded...

Award Summary Eye-Predict LLC received a $497,201 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) effective September 1, 2025, through August 30, 2026. The award funds development of MindCount, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution delivered via standard touchscreen devices that provides objective, sensitive measures of mental functioning in patients...

Federal Grant Award Summary Walnot, Inc. received $898,780 through a Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to develop and advance the commercial readiness of a precision functional neuroimaging platform for mental health applications. The award, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027, supports the translation of brain imaging technology into clinical...