Project Grant R01DC023339
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary received a $637,500 Project Grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173). The award, effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2028, funds research to advance understanding of human organ of corti (OOC) micromechanics—the mechanical processes underlying hearing in the inner ear. This research...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Award Details: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary received a $701,848 Project Grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173), awarded July 10, 2026, with completion targeted for May 31, 2031. Research Deliverables: This multidisciplinary research project investigates auditory encoding, perception, and neuroplasticity in the deaf...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary received a $473,749 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), effective September 11, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2027. The award funds in silico screening and in vivo evaluation of FDA-approved drugs to prevent noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) by targeting the...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded a $464,646 Project Grant to Washington University on July 15, 2026, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173). The research project, titled "Cortical Mechanisms Underlying Hearing Deficits in Noisy Backgrounds After Noise Trauma," addresses noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL), a major public health problem affecting over...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary received a $692,124 Project Grant award dated July 15, 2026, from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173). The award supports research integrating histology and translational imaging of the human cochlea through May 31, 2031. The primary deliverable is the development and validation of optical...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded $334,444 to Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEE) on July 2, 2026, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to establish a structured research training program in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery (OHNS). The award funds a two-year research training experience for one clinical residency trainee per year and nine-month...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary received a $655,214 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), effective May 5, 2026, with a completion date of March 31, 2031. The award supports research to develop and validate measurements and mechanisms of high-frequency bone conduction (4–16 kHz) in humans. Using a non-standard...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders awarded a $350,000 Project Grant to The Medical University of South Carolina on July 10, 2026, under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) to support a five-year research initiative examining brain plasticity in aging adults with hearing loss through June 30, 2031. The project investigates how the aging brain adapts to age-related hearing loss (HL) by examining...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded a $484,738 Project Grant to the University of Miami's Office of Research Administration—School of Medicine on May 1, 2026 (CFDA 93.173: Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders) to develop an innovative bioengineered human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC) system for studying inner ear development and function. The research deliverables include: (1) design and validation of...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded a $244,740 Project Grant to the University of California, San Diego on September 30, 2026, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173). The project, titled "Multidimensional Analysis of Cochlear Pathology in Sensorineural Hearing Loss," will be performed through June 30, 2029, and focuses on developing artificial...
Funding Agency & Program: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) Award Details & Research Scope: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary received a Project Grant of $467,323 awarded July 10, 2026, with completion targeted for May 31, 2031. The award funds basic and translational research examining auditory-arousal circuits in both normal hearing and hearing-disordered states. The research systematically characterizes central auditory function across all brain states, including wakefulness and sleep, to understand how hearing loss induces central auditory hyperactivity that dysregulates arousal mechanisms. Primary research activities include behavioral testing to measure auditory perceptual gain, electrophysiological characterization of auditory neurons across sleep-wake cycles, and systematic assessment of sleep quality and quantity using the noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) animal model. Deliverables will advance understanding of the neurobiological mechanisms linking hearing loss to sleep disruption—a primary complaint among hearing-disordered patients—and may inform therapeutic interventions for tinnitus and sensorineural hearing loss. The research leverages Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary's established capacity in hearing science research and its world-class collection of human temporal bone specimens supporting NIDCD-funded investigations.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $467.3k | 7/9/26 |