The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), under the Administration for Community Living, awarded a $862,500 Project Grant to Neurotechr3 Inc. on September 1, 2024. The two-year project, titled "Improved Hand and Arm Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy through Increased Access to Affordable and User-Friendly Exergaming Technologies," aims to develop an innovative therapeutic exergame product called Rehabilitation Technologies...
The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), part of the Administration for Community Living, awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to the University of Pittsburgh to enhance driving capacity with assistive and rehabilitation technologies. The project will run from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028. NIDILRR's Federal Grant Program 93.433 supports research, development, and training projects aimed at improving the lives of people with disabilities...
The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), a program within the Administration for Community Living, awarded a $287,500 Project Grant to Objective ED, Inc. on June 1, 2025. The grant funds the "Kids Like Me Bookshelf" project, which uses generative AI to co-write role-model stories that improve self-determination skills for students with vision impairments. The project aims to develop an interactive digital platform that enables...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859), aims to develop a brain-computer interface (BCI)-mediated neurofeedback system augmented with virtual reality (VR) to enhance upper extremity rehabilitation for children with cerebral palsy. The $350,000 award, effective July 9, 2025 through June 30, 2028, will fund the research team at the University of Nebraska at Omaha to create...
The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), a program under the Administration for Community Living (ACL), awarded a $160,000 Project Grant (CFDA 93.433) to investigate novel home-based telerehabilitation systems integrated with rehabilitation robots for stroke survivors with upper limb dysfunctions. The award period is from Sep 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2024. The project aims to develop and evaluate innovative rehabilitation technologies to...
The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), a program within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living, awarded a $249,972 Project Grant to the Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc. The grant, titled "Evaluating Home-Based Technology for Self-Managing Upper Extremity Rehabilitation at Home by Individuals with Stroke," will fund a 3-year research project starting on September 1,...
The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), a program under the Administration for Community Living, awarded a $1,499,997 Project Grant to the University of Washington for a 5-year period starting on September 1, 2024. The grant will fund a study to evaluate the efficacy of a novel rehabilitation intervention, "Tools for Recovery and Clinical Care" (ON-TRACC), in improving quality of life and function for individuals experiencing...
The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), a program under the Administration for Community Living, awarded a $249,725 Project Grant to The Ohio State University on September 1, 2025. The grant will fund a 3-year project focused on the translation of findings related to wheelchair follow-up, repair, and maintenance. The research aims to improve the lives of people with disabilities by developing practical solutions and advancing the...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) provides $199,941 to The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees to develop intelligent mobile robotic assistants that can learn and execute instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). The key products to be delivered include: (1) mobile manipulators with the ability to learn new IADLs, and (2) a flexible user interface for the robotic assistants. The...
This $199,587 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) to The Ohio State University will be used to design a wheelchair servicing intervention by repair technicians based on real-world wheelchair usage data. The project aims to improve the lives of people with physical disabilities through better wheelchair maintenance and repair practices. The grant will fund the development of new technologies,...