Project Grant S411C200142

CAREER: Vision Systems for an Evolving World The National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded the University of California, Irvine a $412,579 Project Grant on January 15, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) to develop resilient computer vision systems capable of adapting to changing visual environments. The project will deliver three primary research products: (1) model design and learning...

Design Interactive, Inc. was awarded a $209,998.17 cooperative agreement from the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command to support research related to threat identification, recognition, and detection from September 30, 2021 through March 31, 2023. The award was made under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431), which aims to fund basic research that could improve Army programs and operations. Specifically, the cooperative agreement...

Federal Grant Award Summary XR Navigation Inc. received a $1,009,268 Project Grant award from the National Eye Institute (NEI) under the Vision Research program (CFDA 93.867), effective September 30, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2027. The awardee is developing and commercializing AUDIOM, a multimodal, large language model (LLM) chat-based digital map viewer designed to provide blind and low vision (BLI) individuals full access to thematic maps for the first time. The product will...

The University of Rochester received a $629,806 Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory dated February 1, 2022 to be completed by September 30, 2023. The award is being used to develop a DURIP SUPER RESOLUTION ADAPTIVE OPTICS OPHTHALMOSCOPE FOR REVEALING THE RETINAL CODE under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain technological superiority in...

Federal Grant Award Summary Award Details: Funding Agency: National Eye Institute (NEI) Federal Grant Program: Vision Research (CFDA 93.867) Awardee: Newhaptics Corp, Ann Arbor, Michigan Total Obligated Funds: $559,871 Award Date: July 1, 2025 Project Period: Two years (completion date June 30, 2027) Products and Services: Newhaptics Corp will develop TITO (Touch-In-Touch-Out), a refreshable Braille and tactile graphic display device equipped with multipoint touch sensing capabilities designed...

Project NEUROVERSE VR Federal Grant Award Summary Florida International University (FIU) received a $309,195 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Innovative Rehabilitation Training program (CFDA 84.263), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The award supports the development and demonstration of innovative training programs and methodologies designed to enhance vocational rehabilitation...

Federal Grant Award Summary Electric Indigo, LLC received a $356,807 Phase I Project Grant from the National Eye Institute (NEI) under the Vision Research program (CFDA 93.867), awarded September 30, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2026. The awardee will develop indigo light-emitting eyewear technology designed to treat myopia progression in children and adolescents. The project deliverables include: (1) advancement of technical merit through development of a new prototype suitable...

Federal Grant Award Summary Universal Adherence LLC received a $912,573 Project Grant from the National Eye Institute under the Vision Research program (CFDA 93.867) for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027. The award supports the development and clinical testing of the iDrop Device (ID2), a smart electronic cap monitor designed to improve medication adherence for patients using prescribed eye drops. The device automatically tracks when patients remove eye drop bottle caps,...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of California, San Diego received a $437,250 Project Grant (R21) from the National Eye Institute under the Vision Research program (CFDA 93.867) to develop an integrated bioprinting and optogenetics platform for evaluating neural activity in stem cell-derived retinal disease models. The award, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027, funds the creation of a "visual-circuit-on-a-chip" technology that combines...

Federal Grant Award Summary Under this $770,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Eye Institute (Vision Research program, CFDA 93.867) on September 1, 2025, the University of Minnesota will develop the Mental Imagery Database (MID), a comprehensive neuroimaging resource capturing high-resolution brain activity data as humans internally generate mental images. Using 7-Tesla functional magnetic resonance imaging (7T fMRI), the project will collect large-scale neural activity samples during...