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RERC on Advancing Rehabilitation Technologies for Ambulation

Award Number: 90REGE0025
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH
OPDIV: ACL
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2024
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2029

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RERC on Advancing Rehabilitation Technologies for Ambulation - Scientists at Kessler Foundation are partnering with investigators at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rutgers University, and Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation to submit a NIDILRR RERC grant proposal that addresses the priority of Rehabilitation Strategies, Techniques, and Interventions. The title of this application is “RERC on Advancing Rehabilitation Technologies for Ambulation.” The primary goal of the proposal is to advance state-of-the-art rehabilitation interventions and technologies using robotics and neuromodulation for lower extremity rehabilitation to improve functional ambulation. The target populations for this RERC are people with neuromuscular disorders affecting balance and ambulation; specifically people with spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, and stroke. The application includes four innovative research and development projects. The objectives of these projects include comparing and evaluating the current state-of-the-art robotic devices across varying levels of impairments in stroke, improving the effectiveness of robotic rehabilitation through neuromodulation, and developing innovative controllers for robotic exoskeletons using machine learning techniques and spinal stimulation. Stakeholder feedback is comprehensively incorporated with activities including qualitative analysis of focus groups evaluating the experience of participants in all projects. The outcomes include functional measures of ambulation and balance, biomechanical and neurophysiological measures to understand the changes in the neuromuscular system, while the products include a cutting-edge robotic exoskeleton controller system and a multi-channel non-invasive spinal stimulator. These outcomes are expected to help a large number of individuals with walking and balancing disabilities improve their activities of daily living, independence, and quality of life.


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: 2025 ( Subtotal = $924,828 )
2025	2025	KESSLER FOUNDATION, INC	120 EAGLE ROCK AVE STE 100	EAST HANOVER	NJ	07936	MORRIS	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	2	5/27/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$924,828
2025	2024	KESSLER FOUNDATION, INC	120 EAGLE ROCK AVE STE 100	EAST HANOVER	NJ	07936	MORRIS	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	2	5/27/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $924,828

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $924,883 )
2024	2024	KESSLER FOUNDATION, INC	120 EAGLE ROCK AVE STE 100	EAST HANOVER	NJ	07936	MORRIS	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	1	7/1/2024	NEW	$924,883
														Subtotal = $924,883

Grand Total All Awards = $1,849,711

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RERC on Advancing Rehabilitation Technologies for Ambulation

Award Number: 90REGE0025

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

OPDIV: ACL

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2024

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2029

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