Project Grant 1549808

This SBIR Phase I project, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), aims to develop an innovative AI-driven platform for interactive language learning designed for young children. The $303,226 award will fund the creation of a personalized, adaptive solution that uses phoneme recognition and learning algorithms to track, assess, and respond to the individual language progress of each child. The platform is designed...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to Objective ED, Inc. to develop a computer-based co-reading system for students with reading disabilities. This SBIR Phase II project will produce a cloud-based system that students can use at home or school to improve their oral reading through personalized feedback, customizations by teachers, and audio capture capabilities. The...

This $276,000 National Science Foundation Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships grant funds Objective ED, Inc. to develop a computer-based co-reading prototype for students with reading disabilities. The prototype will use cloud infrastructure and a user application to perform co-reading with students, validating reading accuracy and offering remediation for mistakes. It will allow teachers to customize lessons and monitor student progress using engaging book content. Data captured will...

Narratear, Inc. received a $125,000 Phase I award under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), effective September 1, 2025, through April 30, 2026. The company is developing and commercializing AMA AI, an artificial intelligence-based special education tool designed to address critical shortages in special education personnel and educator preparedness. The...

This SBIR Phase I project awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program is developing an innovative, technology-driven solution to enhance reading support for learners with dyslexia. The $304,935 award, granted on February 1, 2025, supports the development of an adaptive phonetic analysis system that uses advanced speech recognition to identify reading errors with granular precision. This personalized system generates...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $305,000 to Talk Coaches Inc. to develop an AI-powered feedback system for enhancing literacy and creative thinking skills for students in grades 3-8. The project, titled "AI-Enhanced Feedback to Accelerate Literacy, Creativity, and Student Engagement," aims to transform the English language learning experience by providing immediate AI-driven...

OT App Design LLC received a $275,993 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on April 1, 2022 to develop a mobile device-based screening tool for assessing cognitive and motor skills in K-6 students via machine learning analysis of handwriting samples. The tool aims to improve early identification of deficiencies through objective and rapid analysis of a single handwritten sentence photographed on a smart device application. Algorithms will be created to predict handwriting...

Federal Grant Award Summary Illuminations, LLC received a $125,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Youth, Family, and Community under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212) to develop dyslexia intervention and individualized emergent reading instruction solutions for rural schools. The award period runs from September 1, 2025, through April 30, 2026, with performance conducted in Meridian,...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project aims to develop a universal natural language processing (NLP) model designed specifically for low-resourced languages. The primary technical objective is to create an NLP model capable of handling unique linguistic features, leveraging limited data, and incorporating cultural and contextual nuances to reduce language barriers and increase...

This SBIR Phase I Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $304,200 to develop a novel adaptive learning platform. The platform leverages mixed-reality, competency-based learning to address workforce displacement due to artificial intelligence (AI) and automation. Key innovations include a skills engine using generative AI and robotic process automation (RPA) to identify and map...