Project Grant R21AR087139
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Pittsburgh received a $147,236 Project Grant awarded September 30, 2025, by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.846). This research project, scheduled for completion by May 31, 2028, will quantify the mechanical effects of prophylactic knee bracing and develop predictive models to assess their ability to prevent ligamentous...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Penderia Technologies Inc. received a $306,722 Project Grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.846), awarded on September 19, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2026. The project delivers the design, fabrication, and characterization of a distal femoral fracture fixation plate featuring an implantable, battery-free wireless...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Award: Collaborative Research: Adaptive Intelligent Healthcare Garment Funding Agency & Program: National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation; Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) Award Details: $182,791 | Award Date: September 1, 2025 | Project Period: September 1, 2025 – August 31, 2028 Emory University, in collaboration with Marcus Autism Center, Inc., is developing and evaluating an intelligent healthcare...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Flex Orthopaedics, Inc. received a $306,871 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.846), awarded on September 19, 2025, with completion scheduled for August 31, 2026. The project deliverables focus on the development and optimization of a compliant intramedullary stem for revision total knee arthroplasty (RTKA)...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) awarded the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill a $165,527 Project Grant, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027, under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.846). This research project will characterize injury-related fear in patients recovering from anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. The study will conduct...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Pittsburgh received a $158,555 Project Grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.846), awarded September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2027. The grant funds development and validation of a wireless, electronic-free metamaterial interbody fusion cage designed to measure forces and monitor spinal...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Colorado received a $348,339 Project Grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.846), awarded May 1, 2026, with a completion date of April 30, 2028. This research initiative investigates the role of hyaluronic acid (HA) in modulating tendon mechanics at the fiber level, with the objective of informing regenerative...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) awarded The Leland Stanford Junior University a $154,000 Project Grant effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2027, under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.846). This award supports research applying service design methods to enhance the implementation and adoption of iGET Living, a digital graded exposure treatment (GET)...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Carnegie Mellon University received a $483,012 Project Grant awarded on September 5, 2025, by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859). The grant funds research titled "The Anatomy of Scientific Biomedical Open-Source Software—From Code to Communities," which addresses critical gaps in understanding biomedical open-source software (OSS) infrastructure that underpins modern...
- Federal Project Grant Summary The University of Southern California received a $1,147,417 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.846), effective May 2, 2025, with completion targeted for March 31, 2030. This research project investigates the cellular origins and molecular mechanisms underlying arthrofibrosis, a debilitating fibrotic joint disorder...
Carnegie Mellon University received a $520,455 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.846), effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027. The award funds research and development of a smart compression sleeve—a sensorized garment incorporating capacitive sensing technology—designed to monitor muscle activity and track rehabilitation progress in patients recovering from anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery. The project will translate previously validated capacitive sensing capabilities demonstrated in healthy individuals to clinical populations, establishing the physiological relationships between novel sensing modalities and muscle performance metrics including muscle fiber length, muscle bulging, and gait deviations. This research addresses a significant clinical need, as current rehabilitation tools provide limited insight into real-world muscle use and performance despite the prevalence of ACL injuries affecting approximately 400,000 Americans annually. The proposed wearable technology is intended to personalize physical therapy interventions and improve return-to-play clearance decisions, ultimately reducing long-term complications including reinjury rates (20-30% within one year post-surgery) and post-traumatic osteoarthritis (50% within one decade). Deliverables will include technical validation of the smart sleeve device in ACL reconstruction patients and findings advancing the translational application of e-textile-based sensing technology for musculoskeletal rehabilitation monitoring.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $520.5k | 3/23/26 |