External Grants

Current

NA (Rice, L.A.) 4/30/2022 – 4/29/2025 
Craig H. Neilsen Foundation 
Development and Validation of a mHealth Fall Management Program 
Role: Principal Investigator 
Total Costs: $399,068 
Effort 1.0 AY

NA (Rice, L.A.) 10/31/2021 – 10/30/2023 
Craig H. Neilsen Foundation  
Fire Safety Preparedness for Wheelchair users Living with Spinal Cord Injury 
Role: Principal Investigator 
Total Costs: $199,614 
Effort 1.36 AY

NA (Mahajan, H.P.) 9/1/2020 – 8/31/2025 
National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) – Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program: Community Living and Participation (Development) 
Fear of Falling Interventions for Older Wheelchair Users with Multiple Sclerosis 
Role: Co-Investigator 
Total Costs: $ 2,499,995 
Effort: 2.25 AY/0.75 SM 

90 REGE006-01-00 (Sanford, Rogers, Mitzner) 10/01/2018-9/30/2023 
National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC).  
Technologies to Support Aging-in-Place for People with Long-Term Disabilities  
Role: PI on D2 project; Co-I on R3 and D1 project 
Current Year: $57,862 
Total for all years (individual): $272,661 
Overall total costs: $4,625,000 
Effort 1.2 AY

Completed

RG-1701-26862 (Rice, L.A.) 10/1/2017 – 9/30/2020 (NCE – 3/30/2022) 
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Validation of a Fall Prevention Program Among Non-Ambulatory Wheeled Mobility Device Users with Multiple Sclerosis 
Role: Principal Investigator 
Current Year: $193,419 
Total Costs: $570,217 
Effort: 2 SM

NA (Rice, L.A.) 6/1/2020 – 5/31/2021 (NCE – 2/28/2022) 
Paralyzed Veterans of America Research Foundation 
Development and Validation of an Online Fall Management Program Wheelchair and Scooter Users Living with Spinal Cord Injury and Multiple Sclerosis 
Role: Principal Investigator 
Total Cost: $49,952 
Effort: .6 SM

N/A (Rice, L.A.) 2/1/2020–1/31/2021 
Illinois Physical Therapy Foundation 
Prediction of falls using clinical balance measures among non-ambulatory individuals with spinal cord injury: A prospective cohort study 
Role: PI 
Total costs: $1,000 
No salary support

NA (Rice, L.A.) 12/1/2017 – 12/1/2018  
Permobil, AB  
Examination of the Influence of Active Reach on Functional Mobility, Physical Well-being and User Satisfaction Among Power Wheelchair Users 
Role: Principal Investigator 
Total Costs: $58,994 
Percent Effort: 1.5 SM 

NA (Rice, L.A.) 12/1/2016 – 8/31/2017 
Permobil, AB  
Assessment of Fall Characteristics Among Manual Wheelchair Users 
Role: Principal Investigator 
Total Costs: $38,484.00 
Percent Effort: 1.2 SM 

NA (Rice, L.A.) 9/1/2016 – 8/31/2017 
Permobil, AB 
Assessment of Fall Characteristics Among Power Wheelchair Users 
Role: Principal Investigator 
Total Costs: $38,168.00.  
Percent Effort: 1.2 SM 

PRG 323277 (Rice, L.A.) 4/1/2015 – 3/31/2017 
Craig H. Neilsen Foundation  
Management of Fall Risk in Full Time Wheelchair Users Living with Spinal Cord Injury
Role:  Principal Investigator  
Total Costs: $99,840.   
Percent Effort: 1.35 AY 

PP2185 (Rice, L.A) 4/1/2014 – 9/30/2015 
National Multiple Sclerosis Society 
Management of Fall Risk in Non-Community Ambulators Affected by Multiple Sclerosis  
Role: Principal Investigator  
Total Costs: $43,986.80.  
Percent Effort: 1.35 AY

IL 0005 (Rice, I.M.) 10/1/2012 – 9/30/2013 
National Multiple Sclerosis Society  
Promoting Physical Activity Through a Manual Wheelchair Propulsion Activity Intervention in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis
Role: Co-Investigator  
Total Costs: $109,680 
Percent Effort: 1.35 AY