Project Grant R01HD121729
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded Shirley Ryan AbilityLab a $2,093,388 Project Grant (CFDA 93.865 – Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) effective August 11, 2025, through April 30, 2030, to investigate biomechanics and strength in the distal upper limb and their influence on median nerve health in manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury (SCI). The research addresses a...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $472,325 Project Grant to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (doing business as Shirley Ryan AbilityLab) on August 4, 2025, under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865). The project, "Quantifying Selective Motor Control in Preterm Infants: A Computer Vision Approach," will develop and validate a computer...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Little Room Innovations LLC received a $624,165 project grant awarded August 1, 2025, by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865). The grant supports development of the Passive Dorsiflexing Ankle Prosthesis Terrain (PDAP TERRAIN), a novel passive prosthetic ankle device designed for individuals with lower limb amputations. The primary...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago) received a $161,754 Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Director under the Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310), effective May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2029. This Research Software Engineer (R50) award supports the development and dissemination of an open-source motion analysis framework for markerless motion capture (MMC) biomechanical...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, doing business as Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, received a $974,999 Project Grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) under CFDA 93.433, awarded September 1, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2030. The Building Advanced Cerebral Palsy Assistive Care Solutions (BACPACS) initiative is a five-year research and development program aimed at enhancing clinical...
- Grant Award Summary The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $2.86 million Project Grant (CFDA 93.865: Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) to Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This research initiative investigates paired stimulation plasticity protocols designed to enhance motor recovery in individuals with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). The project focuses on two...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded $640,236 to the University of Colorado-Denver under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) on August 1, 2025, for a five-year research project extending through July 31, 2030. The research project investigates the influence of prosthetic foot stiffness on loading-related outcomes in individuals with transtibial bone-anchored limbs...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $127,557 Project Grant to the University of California, Davis, under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) to evaluate advanced prosthetic control systems for children born without a hand. The award, dated September 30, 2025, with completion targeted for April 27, 2028, supports research to develop and test hybrid prosthetic control methodologies...
- The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, doing business as Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, was awarded a $1,495,210 Project Grant from the Department of the Army Medical Command under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) to evaluate powered prosthetic legs for use with individuals who have had a unilateral transfemoral amputation. The four-year project beginning August 15, 2022 aims to assess functional, metabolic, biomechanical and user device control outcomes when...
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $1,260,332 Project Grant awarded July 18, 2025, by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865). The project, extending through June 30, 2030, aims to develop and validate a Reinforcement Learning-based Recommendation Interfacing System (RISE) to automate and streamline the personalization of powered lower limb...
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded Shirley Ryan AbilityLab a $711,175 Project Grant (CFDA 93.865: Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) effective June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2030, to develop an innovative low-profile powered knee prosthesis addressing significant mobility limitations in individuals with transfemoral lower limb amputation. The project, titled "Rethinking Symmetry: A New Framework for Powered Knee Prostheses," aims to advance prosthetic technology by repositioning the powertrain above the knee joint rather than below it, thereby reducing device inertia while maintaining appropriate knee height symmetry to optimize gait mechanics. This research addresses a critical gap in current microprocessor-controlled and powered prosthetic knee designs, which have failed to restore pre-amputation gait function due to excessive mass and inertia burden on users. The deliverable from this award is a functioning low-profile powered knee prototype that incorporates above-knee powertrain placement while maintaining knee height symmetry parameters that support natural gait patterns. By redistributing prosthetic mass closer to the trunk rather than reducing overall weight, this innovation targets improved gait symmetry and user adoption rates compared to existing powered prosthetic systems. The research conducted at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago, Illinois, will generate evidence-based data on the biomechanical performance and functional outcomes of the prototype, potentially establishing a new standard for powered prosthetic knee design that restores greater mobility and quality of life for amputees.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $711.2k | 5/27/26 |