Hearing Enhancement through ARtificially Intelligent NeurotechnoloGy (HEARING) - Proposers' Day
ARPA-H is holding a Proposers' Day for the HEARING program to help potential teams understand the program and form collaborations; this notice itself does not describe a direct research award competition.
⚑ Special Notice / Proposers' Day only; not a substantive funding announcement in this notice · Applicant restrictions indicate a federal contract context under ARPA-H OT authority; universities are not direct applicants on this notice · Multiple awards anticipated under a later/linked HEARING program announcement
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 15 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
Description
May 08 2026: This amendment updates the HEARING website links. May 07, 2026: The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) posts this funding opportunity in support of the Hearing Enhancement through ARtificially Intelligent NeurotechnoloGy (HEARING) Program. ARPA-H anticipates multiple awards with Other Transaction Award types resulting from this announcement. Interested parties are invited to review the HEARING Special Notice ARPA-H-SN-26-154. The Proposers' Day event will take place in Arlington, VA. The event is intended to facilitate teaming and foster a greater understanding of the HEARING Program.
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: No Set aside used. Notice type: Special Notice. Organization: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF / NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH / ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H).
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