The Research to Aid Persons with Disabilities (RAPD) program supports research that will lead to the development of new technologies, devices, or software for persons with disabilities.Research may be supported that is directed to the characterization, restoration, and/or substitution of human functional ability or cognition, or to the interaction of persons with disabilities and their environment.Areas of particular recent interest are disability-related research in neuroscience/neuroengineering and rehabilitation robotics.Emphasis is placed on significant advancement of fundamental engineering and scientific knowledge and not on incremental improvements.Proposals should advance discovery or innovation beyond the frontiers of current knowledge in disability-related research.Applicants are encouraged to contact the program director prior to submitting a proposal.
