Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders - Research Project Grants (RPGs)

Objective

To investigate solutions to problems directly relevant to individuals with deafness or disorders of human communication in the areas of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language. The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) supports research, including investigation into the etiology, pathology, detection, treatment, and prevention of disorders of hearing and other communication processes, primarily through the support of basic and applied research in anatomy, audiology, biochemistry, bioengineering, epidemiology, genetics, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, the neurosciences, otolaryngology, psychology, pharmacology, physiology, psychophysics, speech-language pathology, and other scientific disciplines. The NIDCD supports: (1) Research into the evaluation of techniques and devices used in diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and prevention of disorders of hearing and other communication processes; (2) research into prevention and early detection and diagnosis of hearing loss and speech, voice, and language disorders and research into preventing the effects of such disorders by means of appropriate referral and rehabilitation; (3) research into the detection, treatment, and prevention of disorders of hearing and other communication processes in the elderly population and its rehabilitation to ensure continued effective communication skills; and (4) research to expand knowledge of the effects of environmental agents that influence hearing or other communication processes.

Who Can Apply

• Nonprofit Organization
• Not-for-Profit Organization
• For-Profit Organization
• Small Business Person

Research Project Grants: Any public, private, nonprofit, or for-profit institution is eligible to apply. All applications are reviewed for scientific merit, for evaluation of the qualifications of the investigators, for adequacy of the research and for significance of the problem. Approved applications compete for available funds. To be eligible for funding, a grant application must be approved for scientific merit and program relevance by a scientific review group and a national advisory council.

Who Benefits

• Consumer
• Trainee
• Scientist/Researcher
• Health Professional
• Nonprofit Organization
• Not-for-Profit Organization
• For-Profit Organization
• Graduate and Professional Higher Education

Research Project Grant awards are made for up 12-month with recommendation of up to 4 years of additional support or for a period up to a 48 -month with no additional support. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: After the progress report is evaluated and deemed satisfactory, a notice of grant award for each grant is issued.

Assistance Types

• Grant

Program Contact

rebecca.wagenaar-miller@nih.gov
3014968693