Project Grant R24DC022868
- 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, part of the National Institutes of Health, awarded the University of Pittsburgh $677,842 on September 1, 2026, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to investigate neural correlates of auditory category learning in non-human primates. The project examines how the brain learns to recognize and categorize auditory features—such as phonemes, syllables, and words—by studying...
- The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders awarded the University of Pittsburgh $664,448 on September 1, 2026, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173). The award funds investigation of how heterogeneous neural responses in auditory cortex and secondary motor cortex contribute to auditory learning and perception. The project combines large-scale neural recordings with optogenetic manipulations to examine how local auditory...
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Purdue University received a $431,750 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 5, 2025, through August 31, 2027. The project, titled "Building Vocabulary Networks," will deliver research services focused on understanding early language development and vocabulary acquisition in toddlers,...
- The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders awarded Northwestern University $284,531 on September 1, 2026, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to implement an evidence-based approach to individualized hearing aid processing. The research translates laboratory findings on customized hearing aid signal processing into a clinical setting. The project will conduct an observational clinical trial comparing hearing aid...
- The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, a component of the Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health, awarded Creighton University $350,000 on July 15, 2026, under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) for Project Grant R01DC022260. The award funds investigation of POU4F3, a transcription factor essential for sensory hair cell differentiation, survival, and regeneration. Mutations in POU4F3 cause autosomal...
- The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), part of the National Institutes of Health, awarded The Washington University $557,999 on September 1, 2026, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173). The award funds investigation of how inner hair cells in the cochlea encode sound frequency and intensity across a wide dynamic range. The research employs in vivo two-photon cochlear imaging integrated with single-cell...
- The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders awarded Oregon Health & Science University $645,488 on July 27, 2026, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to characterize how the auditory cortex processes speech and natural sounds in noisy, dynamic acoustic environments. The research addresses the clinical problem that listeners with hearing loss struggle to understand speech in complex noise despite hearing aids and...
- The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders awarded Northeast Ohio Medical University $132,486 on August 1, 2026, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173). The award funds investigation of inhibitory nuclei within the trapezoid body and their roles in sound localization, addressing deficits in spatial hearing that commonly accompany age-related hearing loss and neurodevelopmental disorders. The project integrates...
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders awarded Purdue University $450,000 on August 15, 2026, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to develop a cross-species knowledgebase for precision auditory neuroscience and audiology. Purdue will build a community-driven, standards-based knowledgebase that establishes data standards and ontologies to harmonize cross-species hearing research data and create predictive models linking sensorineural hearing loss across species, from preclinical rodent models to human subjects. The knowledgebase will provide comprehensive tools for comparing anatomical, neurophysiological, and perceptual data across species, following FAIR data principles to ensure accessibility, governance, and long-term usability. The effort transitions investigator-led resources into a standards-based platform designed to support precision diagnostics and personalized treatments by connecting the mechanisms of disordered hearing in animal models with real-world perceptual effects in humans. Colleagues from leading hearing-research institutions and companies will contribute additional data and feedback to expand the knowledgebase and address the needs of the broader scientific community. Performance occurs at Purdue's West Lafayette, Indiana location. The award runs through May 31, 2030.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 8/26/26 | ||
| Not listed | $225.0k | 8/14/26 |