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,...
The federal Project Grant award of $2,477,715.00 from the Defense Health Agency (CFDA 12.420 - Military Medical Research and Development) to the Regents of the University of Michigan supports research to develop an exoskeleton control system using a muscle cuff regenerative peripheral nerve interface (MC-RPNI) for restoring lower limb function following traumatic musculoskeletal injury. The project aims to transform healthcare for military service members, veterans, and the broader public...
The Defense Health Agency awarded a $1,401,588 Project Grant under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) to Roam Robotics Inc. to develop a unilateral powered knee orthosis for knee pain and instability intervention with the VA population. The award period runs from August 1, 2024 to January 31, 2026. Roam Robotics, a for-profit company that provides wearable robotics technologies, will leverage its expertise in exoskeleton systems and active knee assistance devices...
The Defense Health Agency awarded a $1,493,220 Project Grant to The Cleveland VA Medical Research & Education Foundation under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). The grant supports the development of a "Neurally Integrated Lower Limb Prosthesis for Home and Community Use" to aid mobility and sensory restoration for wounded veterans. The 4-year project, running from September 2023 to August 2027, aligns with the program's priorities of advancing...
The federal Project Grant award of $505,228.00 was provided by the Defense Health Agency (DHA) under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program. The award is titled "TOWARD PRESERVING KNEE JOINT HEALTH AFTER LOWER LIMB LOSS INVESTIGATING JOINT LEVEL PATHOMECHANICS WITH SIMULATED AMBULATION" and aims to conduct advanced biomedical research to transform healthcare for military service members, veterans, and the broader public. The award was granted to The Henry...
The University of Utah received a $1,499,903 Project Grant award from the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) to develop a "HIGH-PERFORMANCE POWERED ANKLE/FOOT PROSTHESIS FOR BELOW-KNEE AMPUTEES". The award has a performance period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2028. As part of this grant, the University of Utah is collaborating with a subrecipient, Otto Bock Healthcare LP, a prosthetics manufacturer, to design and produce...
This $399,992 federal Project Grant award from the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program will fund research conducted by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) to develop a rehabilitation regimen to improve locomotor function and confidence in lower limb prosthesis users. The three-year project aims to study the effects of training on uneven surfaces to enhance the rehabilitation process and boost the mobility and self-assurance of...
This federal Project Grant award of $325,142, provided by the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program, supports the development of a clinical-grade spinal cord neuroprosthesis to alleviate locomotor deficits in people with Parkinson's disease. The award, which has a performance period from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028, is being provided to Onward Medical Inc., a for-profit organization located in Boston, MA. The goal of this...
The University of South Florida was awarded a $2,467,635 Project Grant from the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program. The grant, titled "THE IM ABLE 2 STUDY: LONG TERM OUTCOMES TO ADVANCE CARE FOR WARRIORS AND VETERANS USING ADVANCED ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSES," will fund research to transform healthcare for military service members and veterans through innovative biomedical investigations. The 4-year award, beginning on June 15,...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), under CFDA Program 93.433, provides $100,000.00 to Results Group, LLC to expand access to assistive walking devices for child and adolescent patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease. The goal is to develop and manage symptoms using exoskeletal boots. Results Group, LLC is a small disadvantaged business located in Glastonbury, Connecticut that specializes...