Project Grant 1519031

The National Science Foundation's Engineering (ENG) program awarded a $828,003 Project Grant to William Marsh Rice University to design, develop, and evaluate the impacts of Robotic Intelligent Teaching Assistant Systems (RITAS) on nurse workforce training. The project aims to assist nursing instructors in training routine nursing procedures by automating assessment, reporting, and delivering instructor-guided tutoring to trainees. Through a symbiosis of virtual and embodied intelligent...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) aims to design, develop, and evaluate the impacts of Robotic Intelligent Teaching Assistant Systems (RITAS) to assist nursing instructors in training and assessing nursing students. With a total funding of $171,997 over 4 years, the project will leverage a symbiosis of virtual and embodied intelligence components to help nursing instructors improve training outcomes and efficiency. The project...

The Project Grant award of $378,893 from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), under the CFDA 93.361 Nursing Research program, will fund the integration of AI nowcasting models with digital communications to reduce respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections in rural areas. The project aims to build and operationalize a tailored spatio-temporal AI model to accurately predict RSV infection rates and deliver timely, targeted health messaging through trusted community channels like...

This $121,714 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities will fund the development of a research agenda for the integration of robotic assistants into nursing workflows. Awarded to William Marsh Rice University on September 1, 2022 and set to be completed by August 31, 2023, this grant is part of the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). Over the one-year period of performance, Rice University will convene workshops and...

Q-Rounds Inc. received a $1,021,840 Project Grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) under the Nursing Research program (CFDA 93.361), effective September 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027. The award supports the development and enhancement of Q-Rounds, a virtual rounding queue software platform designed to facilitate multidisciplinary family-centered rounds in hospital inpatient settings. The software provides real-time notifications to nurses, patients, and families regarding...

Project Grant Summary The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) awarded a $451,218 Project Grant to The Glimpse Group, Inc. on August 27, 2025, under the Nursing Research program (CFDA 93.361) to develop "Life at 100.4," an immersive social virtual reality (VR) education tool designed for adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients and their caregivers. The primary deliverable is an innovative VR-based intervention that educates patients and caregivers about febrile...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) awarded $891,872 to the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus on September 25, 2025, under the Nursing Research program (CFDA 93.361) to develop and evaluate the VIVE-AT (Viviendo Las Ventajas de la Asistencia Tecnológica) intervention. This three-year research project, scheduled for completion by June 30, 2028, addresses functional disabilities among older adults aged 65 and above by refining and...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) awarded a $720,035 Project Grant to the University of California, San Diego on February 2, 2026, under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855). This five-year award, with a completion date of January 31, 2031, funds development and testing of a novel therapeutic delivery platform termed "living microrobot therapeutics" designed to treat severe...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) aims to advance geriatric palliative care by assessing the feasibility and acceptability of using radio frequency (RF) sensors to capture cardiopulmonary measures in nursing home patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). The $451,721 award to Weill Medical College of Cornell University will also develop a machine learning algorithm to autonomously detect and predict respiratory...

HEATED-SAIA Cluster Randomized Trial Summary Rhode Island Hospital received a $769,471 Project Grant award dated September 12, 2025, from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855) to conduct the HIV Enhanced Access Testing in Emergency Department Program Using a Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach (HEATED-SAIA) Cluster Randomized Trial, with a completion date of August 31, 2030. The award...