# Administrative Supplement for Enhancement of Software Tools for Open Science through CHILDES

> **NIH NIH R01** · CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $202,554

## Abstract

This project seeks to restructure the software system supporting the CHILDES
(Child Language Data Exchange System) Project. CHILDES provides data in the
form of transcripts and linked media for the study of child language development.
This supplement to the CHILDES grant will leverage best practices in software
development and advances in cloud computing to improve the impact, reliability,
sustainability, scalability, and openness of the CHILDES Project tools and
database. The project will support the modernization and containerization of
CHILDES software.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10405340
- **Project number:** 3R01HD082736-18S2
- **Recipient organization:** CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** BRIAN MACWHINNEY
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $202,554
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2007-05-01 → 2024-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10405340

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10405340, Administrative Supplement for Enhancement of Software Tools for Open Science through CHILDES (3R01HD082736-18S2). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10405340. Licensed CC0.

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