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), under the CFDA 93.433 program, awarded a $100,000 project grant to Results Group, LLC on June 1, 2025. The grant, titled "EXPANDING ACCESS TO ASSISTIVE WALKING DEVICES: MANAGING SYMPTOMS FOR CHILD AND ADOLESCENT CMT PATIENTS WITH EXOSKELETAL BOOTS," is focused on developing innovative exoskeleton-integrated systems to support rehabilitation, improve mobility, and facilitate return to active...
This $100,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) supports the development of innovative exoskeleton technologies as next-generation alternatives to traditional ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) for adolescents with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease. The awardee, Results Group, LLC, is a small disadvantaged business focused on advanced assistive technologies and rehabilitation devices. Through this grant,...
This $249,957 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) under the ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research program (CFDA 93.433) will support a 3-year advanced rehabilitation research training program focused on community living and participation for individuals with disabilities. The award, made to the University of Illinois, will fund post-doctoral fellows to conduct...
The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) awarded a $249,930 Project Grant to Northwestern University to support the ADVANCED REHABILITATION RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM ON DISABILITY AND POLICY. The grant, which runs from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2028, will fund research and training activities focused on improving the lives of individuals with physical and mental disabilities. Northwestern University, a leading private research institution,...
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $1,997,297 Project Grant (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, doing business as Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. The grant aims to develop a sensitive and specific fall screening protocol for lower limb prosthetic users that utilizes gait and kinematic analysis from markerless motion capture. The project will evaluate fall risk predictors from...
The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), under the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living, awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to 360 Empower Consulting, LLC on June 1, 2025. The grant, titled "Advancing Communication Equity for the Deaf Community through AI Sign Language Recognition and Direct Video Calling Services," aims to develop innovative technologies and interventions to improve...
The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Craig Hospital in Colorado to conduct research on "Spinal Stimulation to Improve Upper Extremity Recovery in the Home." The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, will fund a 3-year project to develop and evaluate new technologies and interventions aimed at enhancing upper limb function and independence for individuals with spinal cord injuries. As part of...
This $199,135 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) supports research to improve community living and participation among adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their families. The project, led by Vanderbilt University, will run from September 2024 to August 2027. The key products and services to be delivered include developing innovative technologies, intervention protocols,...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865: Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) provides $330,000 in funding to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, doing business as Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, over a 2-year period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026. The goals of this award are to: (1) examine the contribution of the reticulospinal tract to lower limb muscle activation during locomotion in individuals with and...