Project Grant R21DC023372
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded the University of South Florida a Project Grant totaling $585,999 under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) on August 6, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2030. This research initiative, titled "How Spatial Cues Support Communication: Interactions Between Auditory Spatial Features and Task Demands Across Cortical...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded a $433,084 Project Grant to The Ohio State University, with a performance period from September 15, 2025, through August 31, 2027, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173). This research initiative investigates the fundamental mechanisms by which noise affects speech intelligibility across different frequency ranges. The project...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Chicago received a $705,937 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 May 1, 2026, with a completion date of March 31, 2031. This award supports multiscale investigation of vestibular signal integration in the mammalian inner ear, focusing on how different hair cell types and neural encoding...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded a Project Grant of $490,487 to the University of Washington (awarded February 13, 2026, with completion targeted for January 31, 2031) under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173). This research project will investigate spatial patterning in the zebrafish inner ear to advance understanding of vestibular dysfunction, which affects...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Vanderbilt University Medical Center received a $445,956 Project Grant award on August 7, 2025, 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 project, titled "Molecular and Physiologic Architecture of the Human Inner Ear," will be completed by July 31, 2027. This award funds the establishment of a collaborative molecular...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded $386,911 on May 4, 2026, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to support development of a bioinspired dual-sensing acoustic probe for ear canal measurements. The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York, doing business as SUNY at Binghamton, serves as the fiscal administrator for this project, which is scheduled for...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Yale University received a $461,250 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), effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027. The award supports an immunological investigation of Meniere's disease, a poorly understood inner ear disorder affecting hearing and balance. The research deliverables include confirmation of...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Washington received a $257,256 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 30, 2025 through June 29, 2026. This research initiative investigates the molecular and anatomical heterogeneity of vestibular ganglion neurons (VGNs) to advance understanding of vestibulopathies,...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Miami's School of Medicine received a $484,738 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), effective May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2031. The award supports the development of an innovative bioengineered human pluripotent stem cell (HPSC) system to advance understanding of inner ear development and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Connecticut received a $333,935 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), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2030. This research initiative, titled "CRCNS: Predictive Models of Human Speech Recognition in Natural Environmental Noise," addresses the neural mechanisms underlying speech...
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded The University of Mississippi a Project Grant totaling $439,187 (awarded May 1, 2026, with completion targeted for April 30, 2028) under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173). This award funds investigative research examining the physiological effects of infrasound (IS) exposure—low-frequency sound waves below 20 Hz—on human vestibular function. The project addresses a significant knowledge gap regarding whether infrasound directly activates the vestibular system and whether chronic exposure causes vestibular dysfunction, as individuals living near infrasound sources frequently report symptoms including dizziness, vertigo, ear pressure, nausea, and headaches. The deliverables encompass two coordinated research aims conducted collaboratively between the National Center for Physical Acoustics (NCPA) at the University of Mississippi and the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC). The NCPA will design and construct a specialized enclosure capable of generating high-amplitude infrasound and low-frequency audible signals with precision control and calibration. UMMC will subsequently utilize this enclosure to investigate infrasound effects on the vestibular system in rodent models, measuring vestibular afferent activities following single infrasound stimulation and assessing whether chronic exposure induces vestibular dysfunction and structural changes. The research outcomes will provide evidence-based mechanistic insights into infrasound-related vestibular symptoms, contributing critical scientific understanding to this understudied area of sensory and communication disorders research.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $439.2k | 5/5/26 |