ACI Alliance Innovations in Cochlear Implants Pilot Grant Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) / January 12, 2022
Through a pilot grant program, ACI Alliance hopes to spur innovation which may contribute to greater accessibility of cochlear implants to those who would benefit. The organization seeks to: (1) Encourage and support research on candidacy criteria and the broad impacts of cochlear implants for children and adults, (2) Advance awareness of best practices related to cochlear implants among patients and their families, clinicians including primary care doctors and other health professionals, early interventionists, educators, policy-makers, payers and the general public, and (3) Educate and encourage policy-makers and payers to take steps to expand access to cochlear implants. Through this pilot grant program, ACI Alliance welcomes applicants to propose their most creative proposals to advance this mission.
The mission of the American Cochlear Implant (ACI) Alliance is to advance access to the gift of hearing provided by cochlear implantation through research, advocacy and awareness.