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VA/DoD Awards
$146.6K
VA/DoD Award Count
1
Funding from the Department of Veterans Affairs and/or Department of Defense.
Total Federal Funding
$61.3M
Awards Found
104
Department of Health and Human Services
$9.4M
MEDICAID FRAUD CONTROL UNIT - TO INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE MEDICAID PROVIDER FRAUD AS WELL AS PATIENT ABUSE OR NEGLECT IN HEALTH FACILITIES AND BOARD AND CARE FACILITIES AND OF MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES IN NON-INSTITUTIONAL OR OTHER SETTINGS.
Department of Health and Human Services
$7.8M
MEDICAID FRAUD CONTROL UNIT - TO INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE MEDICAID PROVIDER FRAUD AS WELL AS PATIENT ABUSE OR NEGLECT IN HEALTH FACILITIES AND BOARD AND CARE FACILITIES AND OF MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES IN NON-INSTITUTIONAL OR OTHER SETTINGS.
Department of Health and Human Services
$5M
MEDICAID FRAUD CONTROL UNIT - TO INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE MEDICAID PROVIDER FRAUD AS WELL AS PATIENT ABUSE OR NEGLECT IN HEALTH FACILITIES AND BOARD AND CARE FACILITIES AND OF MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES IN NON-INSTITUTIONAL OR OTHER SETTINGS.
Department of Health and Human Services
$4.3M
ROBOT-ASSISTED COGNITIVE TRAINING FOR SOCIALLY ISOLATED OLDER ADULTS WITH MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT
Department of Health and Human Services
$3.5M
A MOBILE INFORMATICS SOLUTION TO AID IN MEMORY
Department of Health and Human Services
$2.5M
USING STRUCTURED LIGHT SENSING WITH MACHINE LEARNING TO DETECT UNWITNESSED IN-HOME FALLS - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT OLDER ADULTS ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY FALLS. OLDER ADULTS WHO HAVE MEMORY LOSS (MILD TO MODERATE COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT) CAN FORGET TO WEAR WIRELESS ALERT PENDANTS OR WRISTBANDS THAT ARE USED IN CASE THEY FALL IN THEIR HOME. FALLS AMONG ADULTS 65 AND OLDER CAUSED OVER 34,000 DEATHS IN 2019, MAKING IT THE LEADING CAUSE OF INJURY DEATH FOR THAT GROUP. OLDER ADULT FALLS COST $50 BILLION IN MEDICAL COSTS ANNUALLY. OF THOSE WHO FALL, MANY SUFFER SERIOUS INJURIES, SUCH AS HIP FRACTURES AND HEAD TRAUMAS, WHICH REDUCES THEIR MOBILITY, INDEPENDENCE, AND LIFE EXPECTANCY. STUDIES HAVE FOUND AN INCREASED RISK OF COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH PROLONGED PERIODS OF LYING ON THE FLOOR FOLLOWING A FALL. OLDER ADULTS LIVING ALONE OR WITH MEMORY LOSS ARE AT THE GREATEST RISK OF DELAYED ASSISTANCE FOLLOWING A FALL AND CANNOT ALWAYS BE COUNTED ON TO USE THEIR WEARABLE EMERGENCY ALERT BUTTON. A LOW-COST, UNOBTRUSIVE SYSTEM CAPABLE OF AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING AND ALERTING FALLS IN THE HOMES OF OLDER ADULTS LIVING ALONE OR THOSE WITH MILD TO MODERATE COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT, COULD HELP SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF DELAYED ASSISTANCE AFTER A FALL. THIS PHASE II PROJECT, BUILDING ON A SUCCESSFUL PHASE I PROJECT, WILL DEVELOP AN INNOVATIVE NEW IN-HOME FALL MONITORING SYSTEM THAT SOLVES MANY PRACTICAL PROBLEMS WITH EXISTING SYSTEMS. THE TECHNICAL APPROACH USES STRUCTURED LIGHT SENSING (SLS) THAT CREATES 3D POINT CLOUDS OF A SCENE TO ALLOW DETECTION OF MOTION SEQUENCES USING MACHINE LEARNING (ML) ALGORITHMS WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR THE AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF A PERSON’S FALL. THERE ARE MULTIPLE BENEFITS OF THIS APPROACH FOR THE TARGET USERS: 1. THE PERSON IS NOT REQUIRED TO CARRY OR WEAR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT MIGHT BE FORGOTTEN TO BE WORN. 2. NO ACTION IS REQUIRED TO BE TAKEN BY THE PERSON AFTER A FALL. 3. THE SYSTEM DOES NOT USE VISIBLE LIGHT VIDEO THAT WOULD CREATE PRIVACY CONCERNS FOR THE PERSON. 4. THE SYSTEM CAN WORK IN DARKNESS OR VERY LOW LIGHT UNLIKE VISIBLE LIGHT CAMERA-BASED APPROACHES. 5. THE SYSTEM IS UNOBTRUSIVE AND WORKS WITH EXISTING PERSONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS (PERS), WITH MINIMAL OR NO ACTIVE USER INTERACTION. THE SLS FALL DETECTION SYSTEM IS INTENDED TO WORK WITH MULTIPLE VENDORS OF IN-HOME ALERT SYSTEMS. IT WILL OPERATE IN LIEU OF OR IN PARALLEL WITH, WEARABLE BUTTONS TO SIGNAL AN ALERT. THE PROPOSED SYSTEM WOULD BE USED IF CAREGIVERS DETERMINE THAT A WEARABLE BUTTON IS NOT AN ADEQUATE SOLUTION FOR THE PERSON BEING MONITORED. THE PROPOSED DEVICES WILL BE MOUNTED HIGH ON THE WALL OF EACH ROOM AND WILL WIRELESSLY COMMUNICATE TO A CENTRAL DEVICE IN THE HOME. THE CENTRAL DEVICE WILL SEND THE ALERT TO THE IN-HOME ALERT SYSTEM UPON DETECTING A FALL. THE PROPOSED SOLUTION WILL NOT REQUIRE ANY INTERNET CONNECTIVITY. THE OUT-OF-HOME COMMUNICATION METHOD IS PROVIDED BY THE CHOSEN VENDOR OF THE IN-HOME ALERT SYSTEM.
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.8M
3D PRINTED MULTIFUNCTIONAL BRAIN WINDOWS FOR SIMULTANEOUS OPTICAL IMAGING AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
Department of Justice
$1.7M
ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE ICAC TASK FORCE PROGRAM
Department of Justice
$1.5M
IN ACCORDANCE WITH RECOMMENDATIONS ESTABLISHED IN ILLINOIS HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION HJ0055 & SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION SJ0036, THE OFFICE OF THE ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL SEEKS TO ESTABLISH A CONVICTION INTEGRITY UNIT (HEREINAFTER THE OAG-CIU) TO INVESTIGATE WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS AND CLAIMS OF ACTUAL INNOCENCE. THE OAG-CIU WILL REVIEW AND INVESTIGATE VIOLENT FELONY CASES WHERE NEW, CREDIBLE EVIDENCE OF INNOCENCE HAS BEEN DISCOVERED OR WHERE NEW TECHNOLOGIES ALLOW FOR THE TESTING OF REMAINING EVIDENCE. THE PROPER COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF DNA EVIDENCE WILL BE CRUCIAL TO VALIDATING CLAIMS OF ACTUAL INNOCENCE. THE OAG-CIU BUDGET MUST INCLUDE SUFFICIENT FUNDS FOR THE TESTING OF DNA EVIDENCE, WHICH, ACCORDING TO PREVAILING LITERATURE AND RESEARCH, WILL CONSTITUTE THE BULK OF ITS DNA ANALYSIS BUDGET, AND ENOUGH FUNDING TO EMPLOY ASSISTANT ATTORNEYS GENERAL (AAGS), INVESTIGATORS, DNA FORENSIC EXPERTS, AND SUPPORT STAFF TO ASSIST IN THE POST-CONVICTION CASE IDENTIFICATION, CASE REVIEW AND INVESTIGATION OF DNA EVIDENCE. THE AAGS WILL BE DEDICATED FULL-TIME TO SCREENING, REVIEWING AND WORKING ON DNA-RELATED POST-CONVICTION CASES. INVESTIGATORS AND DNA EXPERTS WILL ASSIST FULL-TIME IN PROVIDING TECHNICAL AND NON-TECHNICAL DNA SUPPORT PERTAINING TO TESTING AND ANALYSIS. OF ILLINOIS 102 COUNTIES, CURRENTLY, ONLY FOUR (4) STATES ATTORNEYS OFFICES OPERATE INDEPENDENT CONVICTION INTEGRITY UNITS (CIUS). MOST OF THE REMAINING 98 COUNTIES ARE SMALL AND UNABLE TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF POST-CONVICTION CASE REVIEWS FOR POTENTIAL WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS, LET ALONE OPERATE INDEPENDENT CIUS. FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED REASONS, THE OAG-CIUS RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE IN DNA COLLECTION, PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED TO PROVIDE CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF INNOCENCE, THEREBY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS IN ILLINOIS. WITH SUFFICIENT FUNDING, THE OAG-CIU CAN ENSURE THAT THE STATES POST-CONVICTION DNA TESTING DEMANDS.
Department of Justice
$1.3M
PROJECT ABSTRACT THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ILLINOIS SEEKS $394,772.00 FOR A 48-MONTH PROJECT TO PROVIDE SPECIALIZED TRAINING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS IN ILLINOIS. THE TRAINING WILL BE IN CONSULTATION WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS, WITH THE GOAL OF ENHANCING THE REPORTING, IDENTIFICATION, AND PROSECUTION OF HATE CRIMES ACROSS THE STATE. THE TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL BE EVIDENCE-BASED, TRAUMA-INFORMED, VICTIM-CENTERED, AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT. A CURRICULUM FOR A TRAINING ON IDENTIFYING, REPORTING AND RESPONDING TO HATE CRIMES AND BIAS INCIDENTS WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWORN OFFICERS AND OTHER FIRST RESPONDERS TO CALLS FOR SERVICE OR REPORTS FROM VICTIMS. THIS TRAINING WILL BE IN AN ONLINE AND VIDEO FORMAT. A MORE INTENSIVE CURRICULUM FOR AN IN-PERSON TRAINING FOR FIELD TRAINING OFFICERS AND INVESTIGATORS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED. THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ILLINOIS WILL CREATE A COLLABORATIVE TRAINING MODEL TO CONDUCT UP TO 36 TRAININGS FOR INVESTIGATORS. TRAININGS WILL BE SPECIFICALLY TARGETED TO TRAIN 250 PROSECUTORS. TOPICS WILL INCLUDE THE SPECIFICS OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL HATE CRIMES STATUTES, THE EFFECTS OF TRAUMA ON VICTIMS, THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS, AND IDENTIFYING A HATE CRIME WHEN MULTIPLE MOTIVES EXIST. TRAININGS WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS SUCH AS CHAPTERS OF THE NAACP AND THE ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE. OTHER PARTNERS MAY INCLUDE ELECTED STATE’S ATTORNEYS, THE ILLINOIS PROSECUTOR’S BAR ASSOCIATION, THE ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE, THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF BLACK LAW ENFORCEMENT EXECUTIVES, THE ILLINOIS LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND STANDARDS BOARD, THE ILLINOIS LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND STANDARDS BOARD EXECUTIVE INSTITUTE, THE ILLINOIS OFFICE OF THE STATE’S ATTORNEYS APPELLATE PROSECUTOR, THE ILLINOIS STATE POLICE, AND THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE. TRAINING LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PROSECUTORS WILL ENHANCE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. COMMUNITIES TARGETED BY HATE OFTEN FACE BARRIERS TO REPORTING HATE CRIMES, SUCH AS FEARS ABOUT BEING TARGETED FOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. WHEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO REPORT HATE CRIMES OR BIAS INCIDENTS ARE TREATED WITH EMPATHY AND RESPECT, THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO PARTICIPATE AND STAY ENGAGED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS. CONFIDENCE IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM INCREASES AND RETRAUMATIZATION IS MINIMIZED. WE SEEK TO AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CASES REPORTED, INVESTIGATED, ARRESTS, CHARGES, AND THE NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS. THIS WILL ENHANCE COMMUNITY-POLICE RELATIONSHIPS AND BUILD COMMUNITY TRUST, FURTHER IMPROVING REPORTING.
Department of Justice
$1.3M
THE ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, ILLINOIS INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN (ICAC) PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE LAW ENFORCEMENT'S ABILITY TO INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE INTERNET-RELATED CHILD EXPLOITATION CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC, SCHOOL PERSONNEL, AND STUDENTS ABOUT INTERNET SAFETY; THE ILLINOIS ICAC TASK FORCE WILL SERVE AS A CENTRAL POINT FOR REFERRALS FROM OUT-OF-STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES INVESTIGATING INTERNET CHILD EXPLOITATION-RELATED CRIMES INVOLVING ILLINOIS. WITH THE HELP OF ATTORNEYS FROM THE ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S HIGH TECH CRIME BUREAU, THE ICAC TASK FORCE WILL ENGAGE IN PROACTIVE UNDERCOVER ACTIVITY AND REACTIVE INVESTIGATIONS, PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL INITIATIVES RELATED TO INTERNET CHILD EXPLOITATION, PROVIDE TRAINING TO ILLINOIS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO ENHANCE THEIR ABILITY TO INVESTIGATE, PROSECUTE OR CONDUCT COMPUTER FORENSIC EXAMINATIONS, AND PROVIDE INTERNET SAFETY PRESENTATIONS AND MATERIALS TO PUBLIC GROUPS.
Department of Justice
$1.2M
ILLINOIS INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN TASK FORCE
Department of Health and Human Services
$999.4K
ENHANCED IMAGING FOR VISUAL PROSTHESES - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THE PROPOSED PROJECT RELATES TO THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF A PROMISING NEW THERMAL/VISUAL IMAGING SYSTEM TO BE USED AS AN INPUT MODALITY TO VISUAL PROSTHESES AND OTHER LOW VISION AIDS. VISUAL PROSTHESES, INCLUDING SECOND SIGHT'S ARGUS® II RETINAL PROSTHESIS, WHICH RESTORES PARTIAL VISION TO PEOPLE BLINDED BY DISEASES SUCH AS RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA AND MACULAR DEGENERATION, AND SECOND SIGHT'S ORION® VISUAL CORTICAL PROSTHESIS, WHICH RESTORES PARTIAL VISION TO PEOPLE BLINDED BY DISEASES SUCH AS RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA, MACULAR DEGENERATION, GLAUCOMA, DIABETIC RETINOPATHY, EYE INJURY/TRAUMA, OPTIC NERVE DISEASE ETC., USE CAMERAS OR OTHER SENSORS TO PROVIDE ELECTRICAL STIMULATION DIRECTLY TO THE RETINA OR VISUAL CORTEX OF THE USER TO ELICIT VISUAL PERCEPTION. UNFORTUNATELY, ORDINARY LIGHT AND COLOR INFORMATION IS DIFFICULT FOR WEARERS TO EFFECTIVELY PROCESS IN MANY IMPORTANT TASKS WITH THE LIMITED PERCEIVED SPATIAL RESOLUTION OF THE PROSTHESES AND OTHER LOW VISION AIDS. CURRENT COMPENSATION TECHNIQUES IN REDUCED RESOLUTION SYSTEMS APPLY ENHANCEMENT, MAGNIFICATION, AND PANNING OF VISIBLE LIGHT IMAGERY, AND THESE TECHNIQUES HAVE UTILITY. HOWEVER, AS WE HAVE CONVINCINGLY DEMONSTRATED IN PHASES I AND II OF THE SBIR-SUPPORTED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, OTHER TYPES OF IMAGING MORE NATURALLY ALIGN WITH THE LIMITED RESOLUTION OF VISUAL PROSTHESES IN IMPORTANT TASKS SUCH AS PEOPLE FINDING AND MOBILITY. IN THIS PROPOSED CRP PROJECT, WE WILL ADVANCE THE PHASE II DEVELOPED PRODUCTION-PROTOTYPE SYSTEM INTO COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION AND COMPLETE ALL REQUIRED VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION TESTING TO ACHIEVE FDA APPROVAL. COMPLETED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO PROSTHESIS RECIPIENTS WHO WILL UNDERGO TRAINING IN THEIR USE AND THEN BE ALLOWED TO EVALUATE THE SYSTEM IN THEIR HOME AND COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT. THROUGH THESE EVALUATIONS THE END UTILITY OF THE SYSTEM IN REAL-WORLD USE WILL BE EVALUATED.
Department of Health and Human Services
$998.4K
AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM TO LOCATE ITEMS MISPLACED BY PERSONS WITH DEMENTIA IN A CARE FACILITY
Department of Justice
$987.2K
INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN TASK FORCE PROGRAM
Department of Justice
$861.6K
SEX OFFENDER ENHANCEMENT/UPGRADE FOR THE ILLINOIS AVN SYSTEM
Department of Justice
$749.9K
WESTERN ILLINOIS/EASTERN ILLINOIS RURAL SEXUAL RESPONSE TEAM
Department of Justice
$686.3K
ILLINOIS LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE TRAINING PROJECT
Department of Health and Human Services
$649.3K
AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR CAREGIVERS AND STAFF TO LOCATE ITEMS MISPLACED BY PERSONSWITH DEMENTIA IN A CARE FACILITY - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THIS PROPOSAL DIRECTLY ADDRESSES THE NIH'S CURRENT INTEREST IN TECHNOLOGIES THAT IMPROVE HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY, MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY, AND DIGITAL APPROACHES TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES AT MEMORY CARE CENTERS, LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES (LTCF)S AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. THIS PHASE II PROJECT WILL DEVELOP AN AUTOMATED ULTRA- WIDE BAND (UWB) BASED SYSTEM FOR CAREGIVERS AND STAFF TO EASILY LOCATE ITEMS MISPLACED BY PERSONS WITH DEMENTIA (PWD) OR PERSONS WITH MEMORY CONCERTS (PWMC) IN LTCFS. LOSS OF ITEMS IS A RECURRING CHALLENGE IN LTCFS. INDIVIDUALS WITH DEMENTIA AND COGNITIVE DECLINE ARE MORE LIKELY TO HIDE ITEMS, FORGET ITEM LOCATION, AND UNINTENTIONALLY TAKE ITEMS THAT DO NOT BELONG TO THEM RESULTING IN ITEM LOSS. DEMENTIA PATIENTS NECESSITATE ROUND-THE-CLOCK CARE BY DIRECT CARE WORKERS (DCWS) IN MEMORY CARE FACILITIES. IN THESE SETTINGS, HIDING AND HOARDING OF PATIENTS ENTAIL CONSIDERABLE ADDITIONAL BURDEN FOR DCWS. HIDING AND HOARDING INVOLVES LOSING TRACK OF POSSESSIONS, LOSING TRACK OF IMPORTANT TOOLS REQUIRED FOR DAILY FUNCTIONING, OR HIDING VALUABLE ITEMS FOR FEAR OF HAVING THEM STOLEN. RESEARCH, INCLUDING WORK FROM OUR OWN SUCCESSFUL PHASE I PROJECT, SHOWS THAT DCWS AND STAFF RELY ON DEVICES TO PROVIDE SEAMLESS CARE TO PERSONS WITH DEMENTIA (PWD) AND WHEN THOSE ITEMS GO MISSING, EVEN BRIEFLY, THE RESULT CAN BE DISTRESS FOR DCWS, INCREASED CARE BURDEN, AND CARE INTERRUPTIONS. HIDING AND HOARDING RESULTS IN THE LOSS OF PATIENTS' EXPENSIVE, NECESSARY OR EMOTIONALLY VALUABLE PERSONAL EFFECTS, THEREBY INCREASING DCW WORKLOAD AND UNDERMINING EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT PROVISION OF CARE. THERE IS A CRITICAL NEED TO DEVELOP NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES TO MITIGATE THE COSTS OF HOARDING AND HIDING; LIMITING RUMMAGING OR ACCUSATIONS OF THEFT, LIMITING THE NEED FOR EXTRA STAFFING, AND CONTRIBUTING TO MORE EFFECTIVE MEMORY CARE DELIVERY IN INSTITUTIONAL CARE SETTINGS. RESULTS FROM OUR SUCCESSFUL PHASE I PROJECT SHOWED UNIVERSAL APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED UWB SYSTEM WITH DCWS PROVIDING INSIGHTS NOT ONLY INTO THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY FEATURES, BUT ALSO THE TYPES OF ITEMS COMMONLY LOST IN CARE SETTINGS, THE ADVERSE IMPACTS OF ITEM LOSS, USEFUL ADDITIONS TO THE PROPOSED TAG TECHNOLOGY, AND TIPS ON SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION IN A CARE SETTING. THE PROPOSED PHASE II PROJECT WILL BUILD ON THE SUCCESS OF THE PHASE I PROTOTYPE WITH INNOVATIVE FEATURES THAT SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE THE UWB SYSTEM'S HARDWARE FORM FACTOR, SET-UP, OPERATION, LOCATION PRECISION, FUNCTIONALITY, ROBUSTNESS, SECURITY AND USABILITY. MEMORY CARE CENTERS AND LTCFS WHO SERVE PWD, WILL BE THE INITIAL TARGET MARKET SEGMENT FOR THIS PRODUCT.
Department of Health and Human Services
$500K
THE SOUNDMIND SMART AMPLIFIER: AN AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE, USER-FRIENDLY HEARING SOLUTION FOR PERSONS WITH MEMORY CONCERNS AND THEIR FAMILY CAREGIVERS - ABSTRACT HEARING LOSS AND MEMORY CONCERNS ARE PREVALENT HEALTH ISSUES AMONG AMERICAN OLDER ADULTS, SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. TWO-THIRDS OF AMERICANS AGED 70 AND OLDER EXPERIENCE AUDIOMETRIC HEARING LOSS AND ONE-THIRD SUFFER FROM CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT, INCLUDING DEMENTIA. WHEN THESE CONDITIONS CO-OCCUR, THEIR EFFECTS ON COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT ARE COMPOUNDED, LEADING TO INCREASED ISOLATION AND DECREASED QUALITY OF LIFE. HEARING AMPLIFICATION TECHNOLOGY CAN MITIGATE THESE EFFECTS BY ENHANCING SPEECH AUDIBILITY AND REDUCING COGNITIVE LISTENING EFFORT, THEREBY IMPROVING COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT. DESPITE THESE BENEFITS, ONLY 30% OF PEOPLE WITH MEMORY CONCERNS (PWMC) USE HEARING AIDS DUE TO BARRIERS SUCH AS COST, ACCESS, AND THE COMPLEXITY OF CURRENT HEARING AID TECHNOLOGY. EXISTING HEARING TECHNOLOGY FAILS TO MEET THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF PWMC AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. THE RECENT INTRODUCTION OF OVER-THE-COUNTER (OTC) HEARING AIDS BY THE FDA ADDRESSES SOME COST AND ACCESS ISSUES, BUT LEAVES OTHER ISSUES UNADDRESSED. CURRENT HEARING AIDS, WHETHER OTC OR PRESCRIPTION, OFTEN INVOLVE COMPLEX HANDLING AND PROGRAMMING, WHICH PWMC FIND CHALLENGING. THIS INCREASES DEPENDENCE ON CAREGIVERS, WHO ALREADY FACE SIGNIFICANT BURDENS. AN ALTERNATIVE OPTION IS PERSONAL SOUND AMPLIFICATION PRODUCTS (PSAPS) IN THE FORM OF EAR-LEVEL AMPLIFIERS AND LARGER “POCKETALKERS” MANY OF THESE DEVICES AIM TO ADDRESS USABILITY CONCERNS BUT LACK THE EVIDENCE-BASED AUDIO PROFILES AND ADVANCED CONNECTIVITY FEATURES CONTAINED IN HEARING AIDS. IMPORTANTLY, TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, NO AVAILABLE HEARING DEVICE INTEGRATES EVIDENCE-BASED SOUND THERAPIES THAT HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO BENEFIT PWMC, NOR DO THEY INCLUDE A CAREGIVER-FACING MOBILE APPLICATION SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR CAREGIVERS OF PWMC. TO ADDRESS THESE GAPS, WE PROPOSE DEVELOPING THE SOUNDMIND ASSISTIVE HEARING SYSTEM, A SMART AMPLIFIER SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PWMC AND THEIR FAMILY CAREGIVERS. THIS SYSTEM WILL FEATURE AN INTUITIVE DESIGN WITH LARGER, EASY-TO-HANDLE PARTS AND USES FAMILIAR CONSUMER HEADPHONES TO PROMOTE COMFORT AND ENSURE EASE OF USE. IT WILL INCLUDE A CAREGIVER-ENABLED SMARTPHONE APPLICATION FOR REMOTE ASSISTANCE AND INCORPORATE CUSTOMIZED AUDITORY REMINDERS AND MUSIC THERAPY, BOTH OF WHICH HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO BENEFIT PWMC, BUT WHICH HAVE NOT YET BEEN INCORPORATED INTO HEARING AMPLIFICATION. THE SOUNDMIND SYSTEM AIMS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PWMC BY FACILITATING EASIER USE OF HEARING TECHNOLOGY, THEREBY PROMOTING SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT, COGNITIVE HEALTH, AND OVERALL WELL-BEING WHILE REDUCING CAREGIVER BURDEN.
Department of Health and Human Services
$499.9K
SYSTEM TO ALLOW OFF SITE MONITORING OF PRESSURE ULCERS FOR PATIENTS IN A RURAL LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY - ABSTRACT THIS PHASE I WILL SHOW THE FEASIBILITY OF AN IMAGING INSTRUMENT TO ASSIST AN INDIVIDUAL CAREGIVER IN MONITORING DEEP PRESSURE TISSUE INJURIES (DPTIS). PATIENTS THAT ARE IMMOBILE, ARE INSENSATE, CHOOSE TO NOT MOVE CAN DEVELOP PRESSURE ULCERS (PUS). THESE PUS SHOULD BE EXAMINED FOR THEIR SKIN INTEGRITY ON A FREQUENT BASIS. THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A SYSTEM TO ALLOW AN UNTRAINED CAREGIVER TO COLLECT VISUAL AND THERMAL IMAGES THAT PROVIDE REMOTE WOUND ASSESSMENT. THE CAPTURE OF BOTH VISUAL AND THERMAL IMAGES PROVIDES THE BENEFIT OF WOUND ASSESSMENT FOR PATIENTS WITH DIFFERENT SKIN TONES INCLUDING DARKLY PIGMENTED SKIN. FOR THE INDIVIDUAL CAREGIVER THE PRACTICAL PROCESS OF OBTAINING A DIGITAL IMAGE IS VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE THEY NORMALLY WOULD USE BOTH HANDS TO REPOSITION THE PATIENT TO GET A GOOD FIELD-OF-VIEW OF THE PU. IN LOW-INCOME RURAL NURSING HOMES WITH MINIMAL STAFF, THEY MAY NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO BOTH POSITION A PATIENT INTO A NATURAL LIGHT SETTING AND TO OPERATE THE CAMERA. THE INNOVATION IS TO COMBINE A VERY MINIATURE THERMAL IMAGE CAMERA AND VISIBLE IMAGE CAMERA ON A LOW-COST HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY. THIS WILL ALLOW ONE CAREGIVER TO POSITION THE PATIENT, AIM THE IMAGER AND ACQUIRE THE NEW IMAGE OF THE PU FOR REMOTE ASSESSMENT. A SMARTPHONE CONNECTED WITH THE HEAD- MOUNTED DISPLAY WOULD SEND THE IMAGES TO A WOUND SPECIALIST FOR THE REMOTE CLINICAL ASSESSMENT.
Department of Health and Human Services
$371.9K
INNOVATIVE PNEUMOTHORAX DECOMPRESSION DEVICE - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THE PROPOSED PROJECT RELATES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE, SINGLE-OPERATOR PNEUMOTHORAX DECOMPRESSION DEVICE THAT AIMS TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY AND TIME EFFICIENCY OF THERAPEUTIC DECOMPRESSION. THE AIM OF NEONATAL PNEUMOTHORAX DECOMPRESSION IS TO ALLEVIATE BUILT-UP AIR POCKETS INSIDE THE CHEST WALL THAT THREATEN THE FUNCTIONALITY OF VITAL ORGANS. CURRENT PROCEDURES REQUIRE A MEDICAL PROVIDER TO ASSEMBLE A FUNCTIONAL DECOMPRESSION “DEVICE” USING MULTIPLE OFF-THE-SHELF MODULAR COMPONENTS, WHICH CAN BE INEFFICIENT AND TIME CONSUMING IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. TWO MEDICAL PROVIDERS ARE GENERALLY REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THE THERAPY, WHICH INVOLVES INSERTION OF A NEEDLE INTO THE CHEST WALL WITH NO FEEDBACK OF NEEDLE DEPTH. IN ADDITION, THE NEEDLE IS SUBJECT TO MOVEMENT, POTENTIALLY HARMING SURROUNDING LUNG TISSUE, AS STABILITY OF THE NEEDLE WITHIN THE CHEST CAVITY IS BASED SOLELY ON PROVIDER SKILL AND STEADINESS. AN INNOVATIVE PROTOTYPE DEVICE WILL BE DESIGNED, MANUFACTURED AND EVALUATED.
Department of Justice
$349.6K
WESTERN ILLINOIS RURAL SEXUAL RESPONSE TEAM
Department of Homeland Security
$300K
POLISH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION SERVICES
Department of Health and Human Services
$299.8K
ALGORITHMS TO DETECT IN-HOME FALLS OF ELDERLY USING STRUCTURED LIGHT SENSING
Department of Health and Human Services
$295.8K
SMARTPHONE MACHINE LEARNING SPEECH ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM FOR HEARING AID DEVICES FOR THE UNDERSERVED AND RURAL POPULATIONS - ABSTRACT THIS PROPOSAL RESPONDS DIRECTLY TO THE PURPOSE OF THE RFA-MD-23-003 SBIR FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA). NEARLY 44 MILLION AMERICANS EXPERIENCE HEARING LOSS, BUT AS MUCH AS 86% OF ADULTS WHO COULD BENEFIT FROM HEARING AID DEVICES (HAD) DO NOT USE THEM. UNTREATED HEARING LOSS IS ALMOST TWICE AS PREVALENT IN RURAL AREAS. MORE THAN 46 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE IN RURAL AMERICA, BUT THESE COMMUNITIES FACE SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS AND DELAYS IN ACCESSING CARE AND EXPERIENCE A LACK OF PROVIDERS FOR AUDIOLOGY SERVICES. THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF HADS WAS $4,700, MAKING IT PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE FOR THE RURAL AND MINORITY POPULATIONS WHO HAVE LOWER INCOMES. HEARING LOSS IS ALSO HIGHLY PREVALENT IN BLACK AND LATINO/HISPANIC COMMUNITIES AND GROWING, BUT OLDER BLACK ADULTS WERE 58% AND MEXICAN AMERICAN OLDER ADULTS WERE 78% LESS LIKELY TO USE HADS, DUE TO REASONS OF HIGH COST AND LACK OF INSURANCE COVERAGE. ASIDE FROM COST, CONCERNS ABOUT COMFORT, EFFECTIVENESS AND SATISFACTION ARE THE OTHER SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO HAD USAGE. THE FDA MADE OVER-THE-COUNTER (OTC) HADS A REALITY IN 2022, CREATING A NEW HEARING OPTION FOR MANY ADULTS WITH PERCEIVED MILD TO MODERATE HEARING LOSS. THE INTRODUCTION OF OTC HADS IS SET TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY AND AFFORDABILITY OF HEARING CARE FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. A COMMON COMPLAINT OF HAD USERS IS THE HAD INABILITY TO REDUCE AMBIENT BACKGROUND NOISE COMPLETELY, INSTEAD, THE BACKGROUND NOISE IS AMPLIFIED ALONG WITH THE HUMAN VOICE. SPEECH ENHANCEMENT ALGORITHMS CONTINUE TO BE DEVELOPED AND THE MOST ADVANCED FOUND ON HIGH-END COSTLY HAD PLATFORMS. THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP MACHINE LEARNING (ML) BASED SMARTPHONE SOFTWARE WITH A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI), TO BRING THESE ADVANCED SPEECH ENHANCEMENT AND NOISE REDUCTION ALGORITHMS TO THE OTC HAD USERS. WITH SMARTPHONE ASSISTIVE SOFTWARE AND THE PREDICTIVE POWER OF ML, OUR PROPOSED SOLUTION TO REDUCE BACKGROUND NOISE AND ENHANCE SPEECH, WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE OTC HAD ACCESSIBILITY, AFFORDABILITY, AND ACCEPTANCE, THUS BENEFITTING THE RURAL AND MINORITY POPULATIONS THE MOST.
Department of Homeland Security
$292.7K
CITIZEN INSTRUCTION AND ASSIMILATION SERVICES PROGRAM
Department of Health and Human Services
$292.7K
RING WEARABLE SENSOR USE FOR DIAGNOSIS AND MONITORING OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE IN UNDERSERVED RURAL POPULATIONS - ABSTRACT THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AN INNOVATIVE RING SENSOR SYSTEM, TO BE WORN ON THE FINGER, FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND MONITORING OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE (PD) IN UNDERSERVED RURAL POPULATIONS. RURAL REGIONS OF THE US HAVE BEEN OBSERVED TO BE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY PD DUE TO HIGHER RATES OF DIAGNOSIS, WHILE ALSO LACKING ACCESS TO NEUROLOGISTS AND OTHER ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, WHO ARE OVERCONCENTRATED IN URBAN AREAS WITH ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS. AS A RESULT, RURAL PWPD MAY BE DIAGNOSED LATER IN THE DISEASE PROCESS AND HAVE FEWER SPECIALTY CARE VISITS WHICH LEADS TO INCREASED HOSPITALIZATIONS, MORBIDITY AND DECREASED QUALITY OF LIFE. THE PROPOSED INEXPENSIVE, EASY-TO-USE RING CAN BE WORN DAILY, ADJUSTABLE TO ANY FINGER AND USED TO SUPPORT BOTH EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND ONGOING SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT. THIS RING COULD BE USED AS A SCREENING TOOL TO DETECT PD AND ALERT PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS (PCP) MUCH EARLIER THAN TYPICAL. IT COULD ALSO BE USED AS A TOOL TO AID IN THE REMOTE MANAGEMENT OF PD AS MOVEMENT DISORDER SPECIALISTS COULD USE THE DATA TO ASSESS MEDICATION TIMING AND MANAGEMENT OR DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION (DBS) PROGRAMMING SETTINGS. THE PROPOSED SYSTEM IS DESIGNED WITH A RURAL LOW-INCOME USER IN MIND. NO INTERNET CONNECTION OR SMARTPHONE/COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY IS REQUIRED. WEARABLE SENSORS FOR MEDICAL USE IN PD PATIENTS ARE PLAGUED WITH USABILITY CONCERNS, MANY FOCUSED ON THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH WEARING THEM IN PROMINENT LOCATIONS. THEY ALSO TYPICALLY REQUIRE A SMARTPHONE, APP AND/OR INTERNET CONNECTIVITY WHICH MAY LIMIT THEIR APPLICABILITY FOR RURAL POPULATIONS. THERE IS THEREFORE A NEED FOR A DISCREET DEVICE WITHOUT THE NEED FOR INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TO BE USEFUL FOR RURAL PWPD. NEWLY AVAILABLE ULTRAMINIATURE HIGH-CAPACITY CURVED BATTERY AND IMU TECHNOLOGIES MAKE THE PROPOSED RING TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE AT THIS TIME.
Department of Health and Human Services
$275.7K
IMPROVING ACCESS AND AUTOMATING FITTING FOR HEARING AID DEVICES FOR THE UNDERSERVED AND RURAL POPULATIONS - ABSTRACT THIS PROPOSAL RESPONDS DIRECTLY TO THE PURPOSE OF THE RFA-MD-22-003 STTR FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA). NEARLY 44 MILLION AMERICANS EXPERIENCE HEARING LOSS, BUT AS MUCH AS 86% OF ADULTS WHO COULD BENEFIT FROM HEARING AID DEVICES (HAD) DO NOT USE THEM. UNTREATED HEARING LOSS IS ALMOST TWICE MORE PREVALENT IN RURAL AREAS. MORE THAN 46 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE IN RURAL AMERICA, BUT THESE COMMUNITIES FACE SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS AND DELAYS IN ACCESSING CARE AND EXPERIENCE A LACK OF PROVIDERS FOR AUDIOLOGY SERVICES. THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF HADS WAS $4,700, MAKING IT PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE THE RURAL AND MINORITY POPULATIONS WHO HAVE LOWER INCOMES. HEARING LOSS IS ALSO HIGHLY PREVALENT IN BLACK AND LATINO/HISPANIC COMMUNITIES AND GROWING, BUT OLDER BLACK ADULTS WERE 58% AND MEXICAN AMERICAN OLDER ADULTS WERE 78% LESS LIKELY TO USE HADS, DUE TO REASONS OF HIGH COST AND LACK OF INSURANCE COVERAGE. ASIDE FROM COST, CONCERNS ABOUT COMFORT, EFFECTIVENESS AND SATISFACTION ARE THE OTHER SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO HAD USAGE. A LONG-TERM GOAL OF HEARING HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, THE AUDITORY RESEARCH COMMUNITY, AND HAD MAKERS HAS BEEN TO REDUCE THESE BARRIERS. THE CURRENT HEARING CARE DELIVERY IN THE U.S. FOLLOWS A MODEL OF SPECIALTY CLINIC- BASED CARE, THROUGH AUDIOLOGISTS, WHICH IS COSTLY AND TIME-CONSUMING FOR THE RURAL AND MINORITY POPULATIONS. THE INTRODUCTION OF OVER-THE-COUNTER (OTC) HADS IS SET TO DISRUPT THIS MODEL AND INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY AND AFFORDABILITY OF HEARING CARE FOR THESE POPULATIONS. AUTOMATION OF HAD FITTINGS AND SELF-ADJUSTMENTS FURTHER ENABLE LISTENERS TO PICK GAIN SETTINGS ACCORDING TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL PREFERENCES, WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES LISTENER SATISFACTION AND ACCEPTANCE. IT IS COMMON PRACTICE TODAY FOR AN AUDIOLOGIST TO FOLLOW A TIME-CONSUMING PROCESS IN WHICH SHE FINE TUNES THE HAD SETTINGS TO THE USERS’ INDIVIDUAL DEMANDS, BASED ON VERBAL DESCRIPTIONS FROM THE USER. THIS APPROACH IS BURDENSOME TO BOTH THE AUDIOLOGIST AND THE HAD USER AND MIGHT NOT PROVIDE THE SATISFACTION AND COMFORT THE USER TRULY DESIRES. ALLOWING USERS TO MAKE THESE CHANGES EASILY VIA AUTOMATION CAN VASTLY IMPROVE THEIR SATISFACTION AND USE OF HADS. THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP MACHINE LEARNING (ML) BASED AUTOMATIC GAIN ADJUSTMENT SOFTWARE IN A SMARTPHONE WITH A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI), TO MINIMIZE THE EFFORT REQUIRED FOR INDIVIDUALIZED SETTINGS IN AN OTC HAD. RECENT STUDIES OF SELF-ADJUSTED GAIN HAVE SHOWN CONSISTENT WITHIN-SUBJECT PREFERENCES BUT GAIN SETTINGS THAT DIFFER GREATLY FROM PRESCRIBED SETTINGS (UP TO 20DB), AND ALSO SHOWN A GREAT DEAL OF BETWEEN- SUBJECT VARIABILITY IN GAIN PREFERENCES. WE PROPOSE A DEEP NEURAL NETWORK (DNN) BASED PREDICTION MODEL THAT LEARNS THE NON-LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS IN THE DATA AND OUTCOMES, OTHERWISE DIFFICULT TO ASCERTAIN THROUGH NORMAL STATISTICS. THE DNN WILL BE COMBINED WITH OTHER ML TECHNIQUES TO REFINE THE FINAL GAIN SETTINGS. WITH SMARTPHONE ASSISTIVE SOFTWARE AND THE PREDICTIVE POWER OF ML, OUR PROPOSED SOLUTION WILL AUTOMATE PERSONALIZED FITTINGS FOR OTC HADS, SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVING THEIR ACCESSIBILITY, AFFORDABILITY AND ACCEPTANCE, THUS BENEFITTING THE RURAL AND MINORITY POPULATIONS THE MOST. AUTOMATING HAD GAIN SETTINGS WITH THE USE OF MACHINE LEARNING (ML) TECHNIQUES WILL INCREASE THE EASE OF USE AND REDUCE COSTS WHILE IMPROVING INTELLIGIBILITY AND COMFORT. OTC HADS WILL IMPROVE ACCESS AND COST AND WILL LEAD TO MUCH HIGHER ADOPTIONS OF HADS IN THE RURAL AND MINORITY COMMUNITIES, IMPROVING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.
Department of Health and Human Services
$274.4K
AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR POST-SURGICAL HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING WITH REAL-TIME ALERTS FOR LABORATORY RODENTS USING SCALABLE HARDWARE AND DEEP LEARNING - ABSTRACT THIS PROPOSAL RESPONDS DIRECTLY TO THE PAR-21-225 NOVEL TOOLS AND DEVICES FOR ANIMAL RESEARCH FACILITIES AND TO SUPPORT CARE OF ANIMAL MODELS. WHILE IT IS STANDARD PRACTICE TO CONTINUOUSLY MONITOR THE HEALTH OF HUMAN PATIENTS FOLLOWING A MAJOR SURGERY, THIS IS TYPICALLY NOT THE CASE FOR MONITORING RECOVERY IN RODENT PRE- CLINICAL RESEARCH. FOR EXAMPLE, IT IS COMMON PRACTICE THAT RATS AND MICE ARE PROVIDED AN HOUR OF POST-SURGICAL SUPERVISION AND THEN RETURNED TO THEIR HOME CAGE AND COLONY ROOM WITH NO FOLLOW-UP UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY. THUS, ANIMALS CAN GO UN-MONITORED FOR MORE THAN 10 TO 12 HOURS FOLLOWING A MAJOR SURGERY. UNMONITORED ANIMALS CAN SUFFER FROM POST-SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS WHICH MAY RESULT IN UNDUE ANIMAL SUFFERING, ADD UNNECESSARY VARIABILITY TO ONGOING EXPERIMENTS, OR REDUCE REPRODUCIBILITY WITHIN AND AMONG RESEARCH GROUPS. STUDIES INVOLVING NEW PROCEDURES, SURGICAL TECHNIQUES OR NEW PERSONNEL HAVE SEEN VERY HIGH MORTALITY RATES (50% - 90%). WHILE THE MONETARY COST OF THE LOSS OF A RAT OR MOUSE IS LOW, THE TIME INVESTED TO TRAIN THE ANIMAL OR TO BUILD THE IMPLANT (E.G., ELECTRODE ARRAY) CAN BE VERY HIGH. WE PROPOSE A WIRELESS AND AUTOMATED IN-CAGE MONITORING AND ALERTING SYSTEM THAT INCORPORATES MULTIPLE ENVIRONMENTAL SENSORS, A THERMAL CAMERA, AND ADVANCED MACHINE LEARNING (ML) SOFTWARE TO IDENTIFY ABERRANT POST-SURGICAL BEHAVIOR (E.G., HUNCHED POSTURE), FLUCTUATIONS IN BODY TEMPERATURE, AND UNFORESEEN ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (E.G., CHANGES IN WITHIN-CAGE TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, LIGHT, AND NOISE) THAT COULD AFFECT ANIMAL WELFARE AND SURVIVAL. BY IDENTIFYING TYPICALLY UNOBSERVED CHANGES IN THE ANIMAL AND THE IN-CAGE ENVIRONMENT, THIS DEVICE COULD IMPROVE REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESEARCH BY ALERTING RESEARCHERS VIA EMAIL OR TEXT NOTIFICATIONS FOLLOWING UNPLANNED VARIATIONS IN CONDITIONS. THE PROPOSED FINAL SYSTEM WILL BE LOW-POWER, WIRELESS AND CAN BE MOUNTED ON ANY STANDARD RODENT HOME CAGE. IT UTILIZES A THERMAL-IMAGING CAMERA COMBINED WITH ML BASED ANOMALY DETECTION TO IDENTIFY CHANGES IN BEHAVIOR (E.G., CHANGES IN MOVEMENT, BODY TEMPERATURE, AND POSTURE) AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE DEVELOPED THROUGH CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH VETERINARY PROFESSIONALS AND RESEARCHERS AND THE MACHINE LEARNING MODELS TRAINED ON THERMAL IMAGING VIDEO DATA FROM COHORTS OF RATS AND MICE UNDER VARIOUS CONDITIONS SO THAT IT CAN IDENTIFY BEHAVIORS ASSOCIATED WITH ACUTE PAIN, DISTRESS, AND HEALTH COMPLICATIONS. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE THE WELLBEING AND SURVIVAL OF LABORATORY RODENTS AS WELL AS PROVIDING RESEARCHERS WITH IMPORTANT BEHAVIORAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DATA THAT CAN BE MONITORED AND STABILIZED TO IMPROVE THE REPRODUCIBILITY OF ONGOING EXPERIMENTS.
Department of Health and Human Services
$260.3K
DETECTING MEDICAL EMERGENCIES IN ISOLATED OLDER ADULTS LIVING ALONE IN RURAL AREAS - ABSTRACT ISOLATED OLDER PERSONS LIVING ALONE IN A RURAL HOUSE ARE AT RISK OF BEING IN MEDICAL DISTRESS WITHOUT HELP. A RURAL HOUSE CAN BE ISOLATED FROM NEIGHBORS WHO CAN EASILY CHECK ON THEIR WELL-BEING. AS THESE PEOPLE BECOME ELDERLY, THEY CAN HAVE A HIGH PREFERENCE TO STAY IN THEIR HOME AS LONG THEY BELIEVE THEY CAN CARE FOR THEMSELVES. AN ELDERLY PERSON ALONE AND IN DISTRESS CAN BE IN A LIFE AND DEATH SITUATION IN AN ISOLATED RURAL HOME. IN AN ISOLATED RURAL HOUSE, MANY DAYS CAN PASS BEFORE SOMEONE DECIDES TO DRIVE TO THEIR LOCATION TO CHECK ON THE ELDERLY PERSON. THIS PROJECT DEVELOPS A LOW-COST MONITORING SOLUTION FOR ISOLATED RURAL ELDERLY TO SAFELY LEAD INDEPENDENT LIVES. THE PHASE I SBIR PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A WIRELESS INDOOR TRACKING SYSTEM TO DETECT A PERSON'S LOCATION THROUGH SEVERAL WALLS OF A TYPICAL RURAL HOUSE. THERE WILL BE NO CABLES TO RUN OR NEED TO INSTALL A COMPLEX ARRAY OF SENSORS THROUGH THE HOUSE. THE COST OF INSTALLATION INEXPENSIVE. THE SYSTEM WILL HAVE BATTERY BACKUP AND PROTOCOLS TO OPERATE OVER LONG POWER OUTAGES. IT WILL ALSO HAVE A CELL PHONE BACKUP COMMUNICATION OPTION SHOULD PHONE LINES BE DOWN. THE SYSTEM WILL IDENTIFY MOTIONS OF THE ELDERLY PERSON 24 HOURS A DAY IN THE HOUSE. MACHINE LEARNING (ML) ALGORITHMS CAN DETECT ABNORMALITIES FROM THEIR DAILY ROUTINE. THE PRODUCT IS INTENDED TO BE AN OPTIONAL ACCESSORY TO IN-HOME ALERT SYSTEMS IN USE TODAY AND WORK WITH MULTIPLE VENDORS OF IN-HOME ALERT SYSTEMS. IT WILL OPERATE IN PARALLEL WITH WEARABLE BUTTONS TO SIGNAL AN ALERT. ONCE THE SYSTEM IDENTIFIES A DISTRESS EVENT HAS OCCURRED IT WILL ACTIVATE THE ALERT SYSTEM THE SAME WAY AS A WEARABLE BUTTON PRESS. THE SAME ALERT PROTOCOL WOULD BE FOLLOWED. IN THESE SYSTEMS AN OPERATOR WOULD FIRST TRY TO TALK TO THE PERSON WITH A SPEAKER PHONE OF THE VENDORS' IN-HOME ALERT SYSTEM. IF THEY CANNOT COMMUNICATE WITH THE PERSON, THEY START WORKING THROUGH A CALL LIST OF LOCAL PEOPLE TO CHECK ON THE HOME. THE PHASE I WILL DEVELOP AND TEST THE WIRELESS INDOOR TRACKING SYSTEM AND THE MACHINE LEARNING (ML) ALGORITHMS.
Department of Homeland Security
$250K
FY2016 CITIZENSHIP AND INTEGRATION GRANT PROGRAM: CITIZENSHIP INSTRUCTION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICES
Department of Homeland Security
$247.5K
POLISH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION: INTEGRATED CITIZENSHIP AND NATURALIZATION APPLICATION SERVICES PROGRAM
Department of Health and Human Services
$243.3K
AUTOMATED CONTACT TRACING FOR LARGE BUSINESS USING INDOOR LOCATION TECHNOLOGY
Department of Homeland Security
$233.7K
POLISH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION: INTEGRATED CITIZENSHIP AND NATURALIZATION APPLICATION SERVICES PROGRAM
Department of Energy
$150K
TRANSFORMATION OF THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM: DISTRIBUTED AND RESILIENT OPTIMAL POWER FLOW
Department of State
$150K
THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT "PREVENTION OF DRUG USE AMONG EARLY ADOLESCENT AND ADOLESCENT YOUTHS LIVING IN THREE REGIONS OF MYANMAR WITH
Department of Defense
$146.6K
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH TO SUPPORT, ENHANCE AND EXTEND THE STATE OF THE ART THROUGH INTEGRATION OF THE ELICIT SOFTWARE PLATFORM INTO TO VIRTUAL ENVIRO
Department of Education
$109.2K
IMPACT AID PROGRAM, TITLE VII, SECTION 7003
Department of Education
$108.7K
IMPACT AID PROGRAM, TITLE VIII, SECTION 8003
Department of Education
$105.4K
IMPACT AID PROGRAM, TITLE VIII, SECTION 8003
Department of Education
$105.2K
IMPACT AID PROGRAM, TITLE VIII, SECTION 8003
Department of Education
$93.9K
IMPACT AID PROGRAM TITLE VIII SECTION 8003
Department of Education
$93.4K
IMPACT AID PROGRAM, TITLE VII, SECTION 7003
Department of Education
$87.7K
IMPACT AID PROGRAM TITLE VIII SECTION 8003
Department of Education
$83.7K
IMPACT AID PROGRAM, TITLE VIII, SECTION 8003
Department of Education
$78.6K
IMPACT AID PROGRAM TITLE VIII SECTION 8003 AND SECTION 8007(A)
Department of Education
$75.4K
IMPACT AID PROGRAM TITLE VIII SECTION 8003
Department of Education
$71.5K
IMPACT AID PROGRAM, TITLE VIII, SECTION 8003
Department of Education
$41K
APPLICATION FOR SMALL, RURAL SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM
Department of Education
$40.1K
APPLICATION FOR SMALL, RURAL SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM
Department of Education
$39.4K
APPLICATION FOR SMALL, RURAL SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM
Department of Education
$35.3K
SRSA, ED GRANTS SMALL RURAL SCHOOLS APPLICATION
Department of Education
$34K
APPLICATION FOR SMALL, RURAL SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM
Department of Education
$31.3K
APPLICATION FOR SMALL RURAL SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM
Department of Education
$31.2K
APPLICATION FOR SMALL RURAL SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM
Department of Education
$29.4K
APPLICATION FOR SMALL RURAL SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM
Department of Agriculture
$28.8K
REAP IRA EEI GRANT UNRESTRICTED (FY 25)
Department of Education
$27.7K
APPLICATION FOR SMALL, RURAL SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM
Department of Education
$6,177
IMPACT AID PROGRAM, TITLE VIII, SECTION 8003
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