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Enhancing the Community-Academic Aging Research Network to Support Assistive Technology (AT) Research for Older Adults by Designing for Dissemination and Health Equity

Award Number: R33AG061699
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/15/2019
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2029

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Enhancing the Community-Academic Aging Research Network to Support Assistive Technology (AT) Research for Older Adults by Designing for Dissemination and Health Equity - Project Summary/Abstract Assistive technology (AT) has the potential to improve the health and function of older adults. However, multiple barriers, such as perceived stigma, financial costs, and perceived threats to privacy, impact older adult acceptance and use of AT. Studies identify that older adults from historically underrepresented (HU) groups have less access to and use of AT. In addition, older adults particularly those from HU groups, are often excluded from participating in research and in AT development. Further, AT development occurs in silos with little, if any, input from older adults and other disciplines (clinicians, social scientists, healthcare providers), thus limiting innovation and new ways of thinking about AT use and the needs of older adults. Our long-term goal is to increase the number and reach of effective AT interventions designed to improve the health and function of older adults, increase aging in place, and reduce disparities. The objective of this proposal is to create a mature and sustainable infrastructure that facilitates the formation and collaboration of transdisciplinary teams of engineers and computer scientists, healthcare providers, social scientists, and community partners to develop, test, and disseminate innovative AT interventions for older adults from diverse and historically underrepresented populations with age-related or multiple chronic conditions. To achieve this goal, we will expand the Community- Academic Aging Research Network (CAARN) infrastructure in a new direction to facilitate older adult engagement in AT and to connect engineers and computer scientists, healthcare providers, and end users to promote a better understanding of the technology needs of a diverse older adult population and create an environment for transdisciplinary engagement. We will accomplish our objective through three aims: Aim 1: To bring together multidisciplinary researchers (engineers, computer scientists,, clinicians, social scientists) and community end users to investigate the needs for and barriers to using AT from historically underrepresented communities prior to design; Aim 2: To facilitate community-academia partnerships to develop new or refine existing AT through iterative cycles of input/design/prototype testing and feedback; and Aim 3: To demonstrate preliminary feasibility, acceptability, safety, and functionality of new and/or refined AT among adopters, implementers, and end users of the technology. The result of this new infrastructure will be the development of new AT that: a) is feasible to use with broad reach and adoption; and b) is likely to be effective in promoting equitable older adult independence and health.


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 = $651,024 )
2026	2026	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	21 N PARK ST STE 6301	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Aging Research	000	8	6/23/2026	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$651,024
														Subtotal = $651,024

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $638,004 )
2025	2025	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	21 N PARK ST STE 6301	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Aging Research	001	7	7/22/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$638,004
2025	2025	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	21 N PARK ST STE 6301	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Aging Research	002	7	8/12/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2025	2023	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	21 N PARK ST STE 6301	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Aging Research	000	5	2/11/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $638,004

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $662,678 )
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	21 N PARK ST STE 6301	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Aging Research	002	6	8/29/2024	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$662,678
2024	2023	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	21 N PARK ST STE 6301	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Aging Research	000	5	6/27/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2024	2023	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	21 N PARK ST STE 6301	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Aging Research	001	5	8/21/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $662,678

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $603,864 )
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	21 N PARK ST STE 6301	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Aging Research	000	5	2/10/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$603,864
														Subtotal = $603,864

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $605,495 )
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	21 N PARK ST STE 6301	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Aging Research	000	4	3/11/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$544,942
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	21 N PARK ST STE 6301	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Aging Research	001	4	6/9/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$60,553
														Subtotal = $605,495

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $611,191 )
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	21 N PARK ST STE 6401	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Aging Research	000	3	2/9/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$611,191
														Subtotal = $611,191

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $612,557 )
2020	2020	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	21 N PARK ST STE 6401	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Aging Research	000	2	2/25/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$612,557
														Subtotal = $612,557

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $688,929 )
2019	2019	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	21 N PARK ST STE 6401	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Aging Research	001	1	8/12/2019	NEW	$45,099
2019	2019	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	21 N PARK ST STE 6401	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Aging Research	000	1	7/12/2019	NEW	$643,830
														Subtotal = $688,929

Grand Total All Awards = $5,073,742

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Enhancing the Community-Academic Aging Research Network to Support Assistive Technology (AT) Research for Older Adults by Designing for Dissemination and Health Equity

Award Number: R33AG061699

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/15/2019

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2029

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