NBCOT-Funded Grants From AOTF
NBCOT’s board of directors has approved significant funding for grant programs from the American Occupational Therapy Foundation (AOTF). We would like to acknowledge and congratulate this year’s grant recipients. Visit AOTF’s website for more information on their grant programs.
Community Engaged Research Grant
The Community Engaged Research Grant supports projects that advance occupational therapy scholarship through equitable, collaborative research grounded in the lived experiences and priorities of diverse communities, particularly those who have been historically marginalized or underrepresented.
2026 Community Engaged Research Grant Recipients
Cleveland State University
Technology Engagement as Meaningful Occupation: Addressing Digital Inequity Through Community Partnership
Mentor: Adam Voight, PhD
Towson University
Identifying Unmet Rehabilitation Needs of Young Stroke Survivors: A Community-Engaged Pilot Study
Mentor: Mónica Pérez Jolles, PhD, MA (University of Colorado)
Colorado State University
Co-creation of Child Inclusive Resources through Community Learning and Engagement (Co-CIRCLE)
Mentor: Anita Bundy, ScD, OT/L, FAOTA, FOTARA
Implementation Research Grant
The Implementation Research Grant specifically supports research that is focused on helping occupational therapists take evidence-informed practice from theory to reality in their practice setting. This research grant develops and evaluates the processes used to implement, sustain, and or scale-up evidence-based practice into routine care with an end goal to improve the quality and effectiveness of care.
2026 Implementation Research Grant Recipients
Colorado State University
Contextualized Training as an Implementation Strategy for Shared Decision Making in Disorders of Consciousness Rehabilitation
Mentor: Arlene A. Schmid, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Denver Research Institute
Implementing Occupation-Based Metacognitive Strategy Training for Veterans with TBI in the VHA Polytrauma/TBI System of Care
Mentor: Nazanin H. Bahraini, PhD (Rocky Mountain MIRECC)
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Evaluating the Implementation of the Coordinated Occupational Therapy Intake Process (COTIP) in Community Behavioral Health
Mentor: Kathleen Lyons, OT, ScD, OTR/L