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Promoting Oral Health through Hydration and Micturition for Women in Wheelchairs

Award Number: 90BISA0101
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH
OPDIV: ACL
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2026
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/29/2027

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Promoting Oral Health through Hydration and Micturition for Women in Wheelchairs - Name and Address of SBC: Hydrogy LLC, 11 Harrison Ave., Suite D, Panama City, FL 32401 Principal Investigator: Dr. Lixiong Li, P.E. Funding Agency: ACL CFDA 93.433, SBIR Phase I - HHS-2025-ACL-NIDILRR-BISA-0108 Title of the Project: Promoting Oral Health through Hydration and Micturition for Women in Wheelchairs Technical Abstract: Hydrogy LLC proposes to develop an Assistive Micturition product for women in wheelchairs to address the first outcome domain of NIDILRR’s mission per its Long-Range Plan for Fiscal Years 2024-2028. Our goal is to promote and improve oral health for women in wheelchairs through hydration and micturition. Currently, difficulties with the latter are the stumbling block preventing these women from engaging in Community Living and Participation while also maintaining oral health. The objectives are to design, build and test a Non-Intrusive Bladder Relief (NIBR) product geared for women in wheelchairs in response to the HHS-2025-ACL-NIDILRR-BISA-0108 FOA invitational priority 2, driven by the physiology-based dictum of “No oral health without hydration, no hydration without micturition.” This proposed effort piggybacks our four-year experience and know-how with bladder relief product development for two other female populations sharing the requirement of being seated for a long duration. Anticipated Phase I outcomes include a survey of bladder relief requirements by women in wheelchairs, a NIBR prototype, and an engineering design package. Anticipated Phase II outcomes include a refined NIBR product optimized through human subject testing, a list of contract manufacturing organizations to produce NIBR models, and a market analysis of the NIBR product for women in wheelchairs. Using the NIBR product helps these women avoid tactical dehydration (their current practice), thereby improving their oral health and overall experiences in their Community Living and Participation.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $99,986 )
2026	2026	HYDROGY, LLC	608 E 3RD ST	PANAMA CITY	FL	32401	BAY	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	1	9/23/2026	NEW	$99,986
														Subtotal = $99,986

Grand Total All Awards = $99,986

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Promoting Oral Health through Hydration and Micturition for Women in Wheelchairs

Award Number: 90BISA0101

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH

OPDIV: ACL

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2026

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/29/2027

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