Project Grant 90ATTF0024

The National Institute on Aging (NIA), under the Aging Research Federal Grant Program (CFDA 93.866), awarded a $295,825 Project Grant (R43AG088131) to Applied Universal Dynamics, Corp to develop a smartphone-based machine learning speech enhancement system for hearing aid devices. The goal is to improve the accessibility, affordability, and acceptance of hearing aids for underserved rural and minority populations, who often face significant barriers to accessing audiology services and hearing...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), under the Federal Grant Program "Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders" (CFDA 93.173), will support research to determine an effective approach for educating pharmacy technicians to provide over-the-counter hearing aids (OTC HAs) in rural community pharmacies in Alabama and Mississippi. The primary objectives are to 1) develop a comprehensive educational...

This $656,723 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173), supports advanced research on distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) to improve clinical diagnosis and monitoring of hearing loss. The key objectives are to: 1) validate a new DPOAE testing protocol to better detect mild-to-moderate hearing loss, 2) use DPOAE growth...

The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded a $275,371 Project Grant (CFDA 93.173) to Auricle Health Inc. to develop an extracochlear device to restore hearing for patients with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). The project aims to build and test prototypes of a minimally invasive, reversible electrode array that can stimulate the cochlear nerve to restore high-frequency hearing without damaging residual low-frequency hearing. In Phase I, the team will...

The University of Louisville received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation to develop a virtual reality software for improving the hearing aid fitting process. Under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), the university will create an algorithm and VR simulation software allowing patients to directly compare their natural hearing to aided hearing while wearing hearing aids in realistic sound fields. The software seeks to provide...

This $443,758 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) to Northwestern University aims to evaluate the use of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids for improving communication outcomes in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or early Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). The study will run from September 2023 to August 2025. Under this award, Northwestern University will lead a randomized trial to compare the communication...

The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded a $308,712 Project Grant under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to Intelligent Hearing Systems Corp, a small business manufacturer in Miami, Florida. The grant will fund the development of an efficient, automated auditory brainstem response (ABR) testing system incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) to optimize testing for telemedicine applications in hearing...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173), provides $726,359 to support research on factors influencing speech perception and functional hearing development in children. The project aims to 1) evaluate children's speech recognition abilities using more natural speech stimuli, 2) test children's ability to adapt to changes in the...

The federal Formula Grant award of $798,560.00, awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the ACL Assistive Technology (CFDA 93.464) program, supports comprehensive statewide initiatives by the State of Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development to improve access to assistive technology devices and services for individuals with disabilities across their lifespan. The grant funding will be used to enhance the ability of...

This Project Grant award, provided by the National Institute on Aging under the Aging Research Federal Grant Program (CFDA 93.866), supports research to assess the relationship between auditory test performance and the progression of Alzheimer's disease pathophysiology, including the accumulation of amyloid-beta plaques and tau tangles in the brain. The $1,183,821 award to the Trustees of Dartmouth College, awarded on April 1, 2025, will leverage the institution's TRIAD cohort and longitudinal...