# Disability and Rehabilitation Engineering

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pd-18-5342-disability-and-rehabilitation-engineering/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359590

> U.S. National Science Foundation offered grants to any type of organization. It expected to make $4.6 million in total. It is no longer open on Grants.gov.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | PD-18-5342 |
| Agency | U.S. National Science Foundation |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | not set |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $4.6 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 47.041 |

## Who can apply

- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

## What the grant funds

The Disability and Rehabilitation Engineering program is part of the Engineering Biology and Health cluster, which also includes 1) Biophotonics; 2) Biosensing; 3) Cellular and Biochemical Engineering; and 4) Engineering of Biomedical Systems. The Disability andRehabilitation Engineering program supports fundamental engineering research that will improve the quality of life of persons with disabilities through: development of new technologies, devices, or software; advancement of knowledge regarding normal or pathological human motion; or understanding of injury mechanisms. Research may be supported that is directed toward the characterization, restoration, rehabilitation, and/or substitution of human functional ability or cognition, or to the interaction between persons with disabilities and their environment. Areas of particular interest are neuroengineering and rehabilitation robotics. The program will also consider research in the areas of: new engineering approaches to understand normal or pathological motion, both as a target for rehabilitation and as a means to characterize motion related to disability or injury; or understanding injury at the tissue or system-level such that interventions may be developed to reduce the impact of trauma and subsequent disability. Emphasis is placed on significant advancement of fundamental engineering knowledge that facilitates transformative outcomes. We discourage applications that propose incremental improvements. Innovative proposals outside of the above specific interest areas may be considered. However, prior to submission, it is recommended that the PI contact the Program Director to avoid the possibility of the proposal being returned without review. NSF does not support clinical trials; however, feasibility studies involving human volunteers may be supported if appropriate to the project objectives. The duration of unsolicited awards generally is one to three years. The typical award size is approximately $100,000 per year, with allowance of up to $130,000 or $200,000 per year for multidisciplinary collaborative projects or those involving investigators from multiple institutions, respectively. Proposals requesting a substantially higher amount than this, without prior consultation with the Program Director, may be returned without review.

## Questions people ask

### Is NSF PD-18-5342 still open?

No. It is no longer open on Grants.gov. A newer notice is open: NSF 27-500, closes January 29, 2027 (83 days left).

### Who can apply for Disability and Rehabilitation Engineering?

U.S. National Science Foundation accepted applications from any type of organization.

### What is the deadline for Disability and Rehabilitation Engineering?

Closed. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

About $4.6 million in total.

### Who has won Engineering grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Georgia Tech Research Corp, Purdue University, Regents of the University of Michigan. The program made 11,244 awards worth $4.3 billion in that time.