Assistive Technology Grants
Assistive Technology Grants support researchers developing, testing, and scaling new or adapted technologies to help people with ALS communicate, move, breathe, and live more independently.
Funder: ALS Association
Due Dates: November 3, 2026 (Letter of intent) | January 12, 2027 (Invited full proposal)
Funding Amounts: Up to $400,000 in total costs over a maximum of two years
Summary: Supports development, testing, and scale-up of new or adapted assistive technologies that improve independence and quality of life for people with ALS.
Key Information: The applicant organization must control the intellectual property under development.
Description
The ALS Association’s Assistive Technology Grants accelerate the development of innovative technologies and adaptation of existing technologies that help people with ALS communicate, move, breathe, and perform daily activities. The program supports work across scientific disciplines, including daily-living aids, communication devices, mobility technologies, breathing support, recreational access, and brain-computer interfaces. Technologies serving broader markets are eligible if they provide important benefits to people with ALS.
The program funds technology development, efficacy testing, and scale-up evaluation—not exploration and discovery. Projects should offer a distinctive solution to a problem important to people with ALS, demonstrate strong scientific rationale, and establish a credible commercialization path. The expectation is that technologies will become commercially available within three to five years after award completion.
