This Project Grant awarded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) under CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research aims to investigate the relationship between wearable health data and driving behavior to detect preclinical Alzheimer's disease (AD) among older adults. The $1,011,032 award to Amissa Inc., a small veteran-owned business, will fund a 1-year study with two key objectives: Assess the association between health-related data collected from smartwatches and cognitive function in older adults with...
This Project Grant award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), provides $591,838 to Ablelink Smart Living Technologies LLC to develop and evaluate a universally designed app and web-based tools to support independent access to ridesharing services, including driverless vehicles, for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities...
This $334,788 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) aims to investigate the impact of recent revisions to the Medicare home health payment system (Patient-Driven Groupings Model or PDGM) on access, care delivery, and outcomes for community-living Medicare beneficiaries with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). The 2-year study, starting September 1, 2023, will leverage Medicare claims, home health assessment, and agency data to:...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) provides $811,228 to B.A. Maze, Inc. to develop the At-Home Health Station (AHS), a plug-and-play modular system designed to simplify digital health experiences for individuals with cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (CI/ADRD). The AHS system aims to promote health function and independence through remote patient monitoring, while also providing caregivers a platform for...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) aims to examine the use of home-based medical care (HBMC) and telemedicine among persons living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (PLWD) in both public (fee-for-service) and private (Medicare Advantage) Medicare plans. The $2,054,062 award will fund a study to identify national trends in HBMC and telemedicine utilization, and rigorously evaluate their impact on outcomes such as treatment...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), under the Aging Research federal grant program (CFDA 93.866), will support research to examine the impact of public transit accessibility on physical activity and social participation among older adults with and without disabilities. The $913,711.04 award, spanning September 2024 to August 2027, will enable the Regents of the University of Michigan to collect primary data on public transit accessibility features and link them...
The National Institute on Aging awarded a $539,635 Project Grant under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to The RAND Corporation to develop a family-based macro-simulation model examining the supply and demand of care for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). The project aims to simulate individual- and family-level economic and well-being outcomes based on the factors influencing ADRD caregiving, including care needs, caregiver availability, and the cost of formal care. The...
This $917,701 federal Project Grant award under the National Institute on Aging's Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) will fund a 5-year study conducted by Brigham & Women's Hospital to implement and evaluate an Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) pathway specifically for people living with dementia. The study aims to: 1) Evaluate the effect of a pre-enrollment AHCAH pathway on quality of life over 12 months for persons with moderate to severe dementia (Aim 1); and 2) Evaluate the...
This Project Grant award of $835,056, provided by the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 Aging Research), supports the development of a multi-modal system of wearable biosensors and predictive analytics to enable continuous monitoring of mobility and cognitive function in older adults. The primary goals are to: Develop a system of flexible, breathable, and inconspicuous eutectogel sensor patches that can provide real-time monitoring of biophysical domains like gait, posture, heart rate,...
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) awarded a $490,262 Project Grant (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) to Plans4Care Inc. on June 15, 2025 to develop and test a digital platform called "Activities4Care". The platform aims to provide customized, evidence-based activity plans for caregivers of people living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The key products to be delivered under this Fast-Track SBIR award include: A clickable prototype of the Activities4Care platform that...
This $3,465,141 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) supports the development and evaluation of Onward Health, Inc.'s technology-enabled door-through-door rideshare service with trained companion drivers. The service aims to improve transportation access and support for older adults and individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD). Key objectives of the 20-month project include: (1) conducting a randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of the door-through-door rideshare service on missed healthcare appointments for the target population, (2) enhancing the rider-driver matching capabilities of Onward's technology platform, and (3) demonstrating the replicability of the solution in areas with different ride density and rider demographics.