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"NIH Highlighted Topic: AAC, Assistive Communication & Digital Health SBIR Funding Opportunity" is currently closed and not accepting applications.
NIH Highlighted Topic: AAC, Assistive Communication & Digital Health SBIR Funding Opportunity is sponsored by National Institutes of Health (NIH). This NIH SBIR funding opportunity supports innovative research focused on improving evidence-based practices and measurement tools for users of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC).
It aims to advance technologies, assessments, interventions, and clinical strategies that improve communication outcomes, accessibility, literacy, quality of life, and long-term support for individuals who cannot rely on spoken language as their primary means of communication. Areas of interest include AI-enabled AAC systems, speech-generating devices, and personalized AAC assessment systems.
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