Technology area
Rehabilitation technology
274 funded awards, $172.1M total, FY2023-FY2025.
Where the money sat, by Institute / Center
IC funding decisions are set by portfolio priorities, NOFO scope, and program-officer judgment. These are funded records, not predictions of future funding.
| IC | Name | Records | Median award |
|---|---|---|---|
| HL (NHLBI) | National Heart Lung and Blood Institute | 45 | $744,229 |
| AG (NIA) | National Institute on Aging | 43 | $784,203 |
| HD (NICHD) | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development | 42 | $806,362 |
| EY (NEI) | National Eye Institute | 35 | $674,598 |
| DC (NIDCD) | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders | 22 | $307,788 |
| DK (NIDDK) | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases | 21 | $459,824 |
| NS (NINDS) | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke | 18 | $596,690 |
| AR (NIAMS) | National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases | 11 | $685,746 |
| DA (NIDA) | National Institute on Drug Abuse | 9 | $400,000 |
| MD (NIMHD) | National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities | 5 | $295,250 |
| AI (NIAID) | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases | 5 | $470,755 |
| MH (NIMH) | National Institute of Mental Health | 4 | $634,950 |
| NR (NINR) | National Institute of Nursing Research | 4 | $716,376 |
| AA (NIAAA) | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism | 3 | $949,822 |
| AT (NCCIH) | National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health | 3 | $294,312 |
| EB (NIBIB) | National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering | 2 | $986,413 |
| GM (NIGMS) | National Institute of General Medical Sciences | 2 | $165,383 |
FOA / NOFO routes
Opportunity number prefixes: PA = Parent Announcement (broad, omnibus, multiple ICs), PAR = Parent with Special Review, PAS = Parent with set-aside funds, RFA = Request for Applications (targeted, single-IC, fixed budget). Status unknown means the pipeline has not verified whether the FOA is currently posting awards; the SBIR omnibus has been in reauthorization gap during this window. See the glossary for full definitions.
| Opportunity | Status | Records |
|---|---|---|
| PA-22-176 | unknown | 42 |
| PA-23-230 | unknown | 27 |
| PA-21-259 | unknown | 23 |
| PA-21-260 | unknown | 18 |
| PA-22-177 | unknown | 17 |
| PA-24-245 | unknown | 12 |
| PA-22-178 | unknown | 11 |
| PA-23-231 | unknown | 9 |
| PAS-19-316 | unknown | 9 |
| PA-23-232 | unknown | 8 |
| PA-20-260 | unknown | 7 |
| PA-23-233 | unknown | 6 |
| PAS-22-196 | unknown | 6 |
| PA-21-345 | unknown | 6 |
| PA-24-246 | unknown | 4 |
| PA-20-262 | unknown | 4 |
| RFA-MD-23-003 | unknown | 4 |
| PA-24-247 | unknown | 3 |
| RFA-DA-19-019 | unknown | 3 |
| PA-22-179 | unknown | 3 |
| PA-21-262 | unknown | 3 |
| PAR-21-266 | unknown | 3 |
| PAR-22-073 | unknown | 3 |
| PA-20-272 | unknown | 3 |
| PA-20-261 | unknown | 3 |
| RFA-HL-23-009 | unknown | 2 |
| RFA-DA-23-021 | unknown | 2 |
| PAR-18-618 | unknown | 2 |
| RFA-DA-24-018 | unknown | 2 |
| PA-21-261 | unknown | 2 |
| PA-19-272 | unknown | 2 |
| RFA-MD-22-004 | unknown | 2 |
| RFA-HL-19-017 | unknown | 2 |
| PAR-23-311 | expired | 1 |
| PAS-22-197 | unknown | 1 |
| PAR-24-131 | expired | 1 |
| PA-24-248 | unknown | 1 |
| RFA-MD-22-003 | unknown | 1 |
| RFA-HL-23-008 | unknown | 1 |
| PAR-23-032 | unknown | 1 |
| RFA-NS-23-007 | unknown | 1 |
| PAR-18-108 | unknown | 1 |
| PAR-19-335 | unknown | 1 |
| RFA-DA-19-020 | unknown | 1 |
| PA-20-265 | unknown | 1 |
| PAS-19-317 | unknown | 1 |
| RFA-HL-19-018 | unknown | 1 |
| PA-18-870 | unknown | 1 |
| PAR-19-333 | unknown | 1 |
| RFA-AG-21-025 | unknown | 1 |
| PAR-20-244 | unknown | 1 |
| RFA-NS-20-011 | unknown | 1 |
| PA-18-566 | unknown | 1 |
| RFA-NS-23-006 | unknown | 1 |
Comparable funded projects
| ApplID | FY | IC | Title | Organization | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11019846 | 2025 | AG | Phase IIB Plasticity-based Adaptive Cognitive Remediation for Alzheimers Disease | POSIT SCIENCE CORPORATION | $826,900 |
| 11062457 | 2025 | EY | STTR Phase II - Development of a visual-to-tactile conversion system for automating the tactile graphic generation process | UNAR LABS, LLC | $775,623 |
| 11066116 | 2025 | HD | Virtual Activities of Living for Occupational Rehabilitation | BARRON ASSOCIATES, INC. | $925,658 |
| 11068131 | 2025 | HD | A Unique Body-Powered Terminal Device with Enhanced Grasping Capabilities for Individuals with Upper Limb Loss | LITTLE ROOM INNOVATIONS, LLC | $304,906 |
| 11068187 | 2025 | EY | Anti-sense oligonucleotide inhibitors of retinoic acid signaling and reversion of retinal remodeling for mitigating vision loss | SHIFT PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS, INC. | $312,239 |
| 11068271 | 2025 | DC | Real time speech enhancement/noise reduction for the hearing impaired | NEURAL EAR INC | $313,372 |
| 11068392 | 2025 | EY | Manufacturing Development and Commercial Readiness of an Adeno-Associated Virus-Based Gene Therapy for the Treatment of Leber Congenital Amaurosis Type 1 | ATSENA THERAPEUTICS, INC. | $870,675 |
| 11068450 | 2025 | HD | A Novel Prosthetic Ankle Joint with Swing Phase Dorsiflexion and Terrain Adaptation | LITTLE ROOM INNOVATIONS, LLC | $624,165 |
Limitations
- RePORTER includes funded projects only, not unfunded applications.
- Panel sidebar reflects panels that have appeared on funded records, not future assignment.
- FOA-route status reflects verification at the timestamp shown.
- Tag 'rehabilitation_technology' is a Cada controlled-vocabulary tag; see methodology for definitions.
Pattern read
Rehabilitation technology is split roughly evenly across NHLBI (45, cardiopulmonary rehab), NIA (43, aging-related mobility and falls), and NICHD (42, pediatric and developmental rehab). 274 records, $172M. Median award is $584K. R44/R43/R41 mix is healthy across the board. Concentration is low (5.5%). The tag captures assistive devices, gait/balance tools, post-stroke rehabilitation tech, and adaptive interfaces.
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