SBIR/STTR Research Award
BuddyBooks with Collaborative Strategic Reading for Students with Autism.
Award amount
$100,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2025Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Branch
- Administration for Community Living
- Recipient company
- OBJECTIVE ED, INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- JEPHNDSLXKE1
- Solicitation number
- HHS-2025-ACL-NIDILRR-BISA-0098
- Topic code
- NIDILRR
Research abstract
The goal of this Phase I SBIR project is to demonstrate the feasibility of using artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted Collaborative Strategic Reading to improve reading skills for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Project objectives include: (1) defining the requirements for modifications to the AI-based literacy improvement tool BuddyBooks for Students with Autism (BBSA) to provide generative AI-assisted Collaborative Strategic Reading, (2) implementing the modifications, (3) creating the Training Guide, and (4) evaluating teacher satisfaction and perceived effectiveness of the system, with the goal of achieving a �High� rating for BBSA�s potential to enhance comprehension among students with ASD. The intended outcome of this Phase I project is that the teachers will find this intervention useful in improving their students� readings skills. When complete, BBSA helps ASD students improve their reading skills under teacher guidance, leading to improve education, employment, and quality of life outcomes.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- BuddyBooks-LD
- Workplace Readiness Stories prepare young adults with visions impairment for employment
- Kids Like Me Bookshelf Improves Self-Determination Skills for Students with a Vision Impairment via Role-Model Stories Cowritten by Generative AI.
- Financial Fitness Adventures for Students with a Vision Impairment.
- Kids Like Me Bookshelf to provide role-model stories to help build self-esteem and self-efficacy for students with a vision impairment.
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Addressing Reading Disparities for Students with Disabilities by Building Background and Vocabulary Knowledge.
- Emotional Intelligence Training Tools Helping People with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Build Emotional Intelligence Skills on Social Media that Transition to the Real World.
- Development of a Person-Centered Approach to Emergency Preparedness for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Research funding history
14 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2021–2025). Reported award amounts total $4,327,944. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Health and Human Services, National Science Foundation, Department of Education