ZENSO INC — Department of the Interior SBIR: SBIR FAST TRACK ADVANCING MULTIMODAL INCLUSION AND GENERATIVE ADAPTATION ON ENHANCING AUGM
ZENSO INC — SBIR award from Department of the Interior.
SBIR award competitive context
- Public SBIR obligation from Department of the Interior to ZENSO INC. Use agency + tech-domain links below to map the broader competitive field.
- Obligated amount $599,251 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
- Tagged technology areas: Artificial Intelligence/ML, Human Performance & Medical. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Zenso Inc. received funding to develop an AI-powered tool that improves communication aids for people with autism. The project uses large language models to make augmentative systems more adaptive and multimodal.
- Amount
- $599,251
- Agency
- Department of the Interior · Departmental Offices
- Program / Phase
- SBIR
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2026-02-26 → 2028-09-30
Technology domains
Description
SBIR FAST TRACK ADVANCING MULTIMODAL INCLUSION AND GENERATIVE ADAPTATION ON ENHANCING AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION (AMIGA-AAC) FOR PEOPLE WITH AUTISM USING LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS