Project Grant 2533694
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Rice University under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to support collaborative research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ASSISTIVE ROBOTICS AND FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION: A SYNERGISTIC COMBINATION TO REANIMATE PARALYZED ARMS" from April 2021 through March 2024. The grant funding will support Rice University's research efforts to develop assistive robotics and functional electrical stimulation...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded the University of Virginia a $500,000 Smart and Connected Health (SCH) project grant effective July 15, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2029. The project develops wearable intelligent soft exosuits to enhance understanding and rehabilitation of upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders (UEMSDs), a significant occupational health challenge affecting worker quality of life and...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Emory University received a $182,791 project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), awarded on September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028. The grant funds research and development of an adaptive intelligent healthcare garment prototype featuring a clinician-controlled active splint designed to address self-injurious...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Rice University received a $999,991 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The award funds the "Explorations: Advancing Texas Workforce Through Experiential Learning in Digital Health Technologies" project, a collaborative initiative between Rice University and Methodist Hospital designed to address the nation's demand...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Funding Agency & Program: The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering awarded this project grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to William Marsh Rice University on August 15, 2025, with a total obligation of $1,998,147 through July 31, 2029. Products and Services: This award supports research and development of novel biocomputing platforms based on engineered bacterial consortia capable of parallel processing through...
- Federal Grant Award Summary William Marsh Rice University received a $140,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), with an award date of September 1, 2025, and completion date of August 31, 2028. The grant supports research to develop risk-sensitive learning-augmented adaptive control algorithms for stochastic networked systems. The project will advance computational...
- Federal Grant Award Summary William Marsh Rice University received a $550,000 CAREER Project Grant award dated June 15, 2025, from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The project, which runs through May 31, 2030, focuses on developing a novel spatiotemporal signal encoding and decoding framework to miniaturize photoacoustic imaging (PAI) systems. The primary deliverable is a...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded $200,000 to the University of Massachusetts on June 15, 2025, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for a project titled "Closed-Loop Hybrid Intelligence with Optogenetic-Neuromorphic Co-Designed Cell Interfaces." The project, scheduled for completion by May 31, 2028, delivers advanced engineering tools and methods that integrate high-resolution...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a Project Grant of $166,431 to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). This research initiative develops model-based approaches to understand upper limb tremor propagation mechanisms and identify primary tremor-generating muscles in...
- This $550,000 National Science Foundation project grant, funded under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), supports the development of textile-based wearable robots integrated with fluidic logic at Rice University from July 2022 through June 2027. The grantee will design and characterize textile-based analogs to fluidic resistors, capacitors, and relays to build the fundamental circuit elements for fluidic digital logic. These logic circuits will then be engineered for performance and...
Rice University received a $450,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), awarded March 1, 2026, with completion targeted for February 28, 2029. The project focuses on developing a self-optimizing electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) garment system designed to advance functional electrical stimulation (FES) therapy for individuals with nervous system injuries, including spinal cord injuries and stroke. The core deliverable is an intelligent wearable garment that automatically identifies optimal electrode placement locations through machine learning-based control algorithms, eliminating the need for manual electrode positioning by skilled clinicians during each therapy session. The project will advance both technological innovation and workforce development in rehabilitation engineering. Key products and services include the integrated hardware and software system capable of real-time optimization of stimulation parameters while maintaining reliable skin contact across varying anatomies and movements, comprehensive evaluation studies comparing the self-optimizing system against traditional manually-placed FES approaches, and educational materials on wearable medical devices for student training. By reducing the operational complexity and cost of FES therapy, this research enables broader home-based rehabilitation access while improving treatment consistency and patient outcomes. The project will also engage students in hands-on research activities and contribute to training the next generation of engineers and scientists in biomedical device development.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $450.0k | 2/19/26 |