Project Grant R21DC024030
- The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, part of the Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health, awarded The Medical University of South Carolina $666,519 on August 15, 2026, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to conduct a pragmatic clinical trial evaluating motor speech interventions for hypokinetic dysarthria in individuals with Parkinson's disease across real-world clinical practice...
- The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders awarded New York University School of Medicine $685,327 on July 1, 2026, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to investigate cortical mechanisms of speech planning in Parkinson's disease and non-PD participants. The research brings together neurosurgeons and systems neuroscientists to examine neural dynamics relevant for speech planning using electrocorticography and...
- The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders awarded Utah State University $430,379 on May 15, 2026, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to investigate entrainment-based interventions for improving communication in people with Parkinson's disease. The research explores whether patients with hypokinetic dysarthria—characterized by mumbled and rapid speech—naturally entrain to, or align with, communication partners...
- The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, part of the Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health, awarded $132,695 to the University of Maryland, College Park on July 1, 2026, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to develop artificial intelligence methods for delivering vocal tract gesture biofeedback in speech sound disorder therapy for children. The work spans two phases through June...
- The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders awarded the University of Wisconsin–Madison $305,152 on September 30, 2025, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to investigate the neurocomputational mechanisms underlying speech sensorimotor adaptation. The funded research will test whether adaptation in speech involves two distinct learning processes—a fast process that learns quickly from error but retains less, and a slow...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded the University of Texas at Dallas a $590,026 project grant effective September 18, 2025, through August 31, 2028, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173). This research initiative addresses critical knowledge gaps in speech timing perception and production deficits among individuals with Parkinson's Disease (PD), which affects up to 90%...
- The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders awarded Duke University $547,650 on July 2, 2026, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to develop a predictive model of discourse production in right hemisphere stroke survivors with language use impairments. The research characterizes discourse-level language use in right hemisphere stroke (RHD) survivors using RHDBank, an internationally shared multimedia database, and...
- The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders awarded the University of Wisconsin - Madison $1,166,250 on September 16, 2025, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to investigate cortical population coding and network effects of cochlear implant stimulation during behavioral tasks. The research addresses gaps in understanding why cochlear implant outcomes vary significantly among users, despite over one million people...
- The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders awarded Purdue University $210,050 on August 4, 2026, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to develop and validate a novel device that reduces stuttering through machine learning–controlled altered auditory feedback modulated by the user's real-time brain activity. The research combines experimental and engineering work to establish the foundation for a device that delivers...
- The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders awarded Purdue University $504,483 on September 1, 2026, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to characterize developmental trajectories that predict persistence or recovery from speech sound disorder in children. The project recruits a large cohort of children with diverse speech abilities at age four and follows them annually through age seven to identify predictive...
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders awarded the University of Wyoming $174,742 on August 10, 2026, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to evaluate the efficacy of remote, artificial intelligence-based articulatory cueing for dysarthria secondary to Parkinson's disease. The project develops and tests an AI-driven individualized speech cueing tool delivered through a remote platform using consumer-grade webcameras to measure articulatory kinematics in real time. The study recruits forty individuals with idiopathic Parkinson's disease and collects lip and jaw kinematics along with speech acoustic data through a secure online video platform while participants produce habitual and cued speech in loud and clear conditions. The research aims to create individualized speech targets, evaluate speech change associated with real-time AI-provided cues to improve speech precision, and assess acceptability and utility of kinematic cueing. The approach addresses persistent mental load associated with self-monitoring speech production that limits generalizability of traditional speech therapy to everyday communication. Work is performed at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming, with a period of performance extending through June 30, 2029. This is a Project Grant, the primary assistance type for NIH research awards supporting investigation of solutions to problems affecting individuals with deafness or communication disorders.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $174.7k | 8/12/26 |