Project Grant R44MD014095

This Project Grant from the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities, part of the Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health, provides $769,755 to develop an unbiased machine learning tool for the prediction of acute coronary syndrome. The tool aims to minimize bias in predictions between patient demographic groups, as measured by equal opportunity difference and the Zemel statistic, to ensure machine learning algorithms do not exacerbate...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) under the CFDA 93.226 Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes program is funding the development and testing of a clinical decision support (CDS) tool to improve iron deficiency screening and management for pregnant individuals at high risk of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). Specifically, the $118,089 award will support a two-phase project at Massachusetts...

Q-Rounds Inc. received a $1,021,840 Project Grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) under the Nursing Research program (CFDA 93.361), effective September 1, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2027. The award funds development and enhancement of Q-Rounds' virtual rounding queue software platform, which addresses critical communication gaps in hospital care delivery. The software provides real-time scheduling updates to nurses, patients, and families regarding...

This $717,712 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), will support the development and evaluation of a knowledge-enhanced and interpretable radiology report generation framework using longitudinal, multimodal electronic health record data and domain knowledge. The awardee, Joan & Sanford I Weill Medical College of Cornell University, will build a...

This $1,918,854 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under CFDA 93.865 Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program supports a multi-site, stepped-wedge randomized rollout trial to study the implementation and effectiveness of a Cesarean section risk calculator in diverse labor units across the United States. The study aims to evaluate the calculator's impact on reducing Cesarean delivery rates and maternal morbidity,...

Summary The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) awarded The Ohio State University a $765,931 Project Grant under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837) on August 22, 2025, to support a multi-center hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial titled "Delivering Patient-Facing Evidence-Based Guidelines Through mHealth to Adults with Sickle Cell Disease (PF-GUIDE)." The grant funds the development and evaluation of patient-centered, evidence-based...

Rush River Research Corp received a $2.1 million Project Grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307), awarded on September 18, 2025, with a completion date of May 31, 2027. The project deliverable is a modernized, culturally sensitive software tool designed to collect family medical history in a manner responsive to African-American cultural perspectives and communication...

The University of Pennsylvania received a $446,875 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), effective August 15, 2025, through July 31, 2027. The award supports the development and implementation of a disparities in labor outcomes dashboard designed to address racial disparities in obstetric care between Black and non-Black women in the United States. The...

Federal Grant Award Summary Innovative Design Labs Inc. received a $2.04M Project Grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307) awarded September 23, 2025, with completion targeted for May 31, 2027. The awardee is developing a modular simulator platform for venipuncture, peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) insertion, and injection training that addresses critical gaps in healthcare...

Rnet Technologies Inc. received a $768,283.44 Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering on September 30, 2021 to develop techniques enabling next generation machine learning for large scale image analysis through March 29, 2022. Under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286), Rnet will develop software to automatically map deep learning networks...