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National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

Supports hearing and communication science with grants for sensory research, clinical studies, and technology-enabled treatment.

United Stateswww.nidcd.nih.gov
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Active grants5
Total grants5
About

The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, or NIDCD, is the NIH institute focused on hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language. It sits within the National Institutes of Health under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, was established in 1988, and operates from Bethesda as the federal home for communication-disorders research. Its budget i…

Programs & grants under this funder
NIDCD P50 Clinical Research Center Grants

Funds multi-project clinical teams studying communication disorders through collaborative centre grants.

NIDCD Research Grants (R Series)

Funds hearing, balance, voice, and language science through investigator-driven research programmes.

3 grants
Advancement and Innovation in Measurement of Language Development and Predictors
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NIDCD R01 Research Project Grant
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NIDCD R21 Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant
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NIDCD SBIR/STTR Small Business Grants

Supports small United States businesses with development funding for hearing and sensory technologies.

2 grants
NIDCD SBIR Phase I
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NIDCD SBIR Phase II
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Parent entityNational Institutes of Health
Last verified: 29 May 2026Source: www.nidcd.nih.gov