Hearing Enhancement through ARtificially Intelligent NeurotechnoloGy (HEARING)
ARPA-H will make multiple Other Transaction awards for projects under the HEARING program, with a mandatory solution summary required before proposal submission and no funding attached to the summary itself.
⚑ Federal contract/Other Transaction notice; applicants should review the ISO and Special Notice. · Mandatory solution summary required prior to proposal; summary itself is not funded. · Proposers' Day in Arlington, VA. · No set-aside used.
This is an ARPA-H biomedical/neurotechnology opportunity centered on hearing enhancement and clinical/engineering development, which is far outside this team’s usual social-behavioral work on risk perception, weather/climate communication, energy, and policy. Even with AI mentioned, it is not a plausible PI-level fit for anyone in the dossier.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-07-07
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 90 strong | technical depth: central; funds applied research |
| IPPRA | 48 partial | outside portfolio topics; social/behavioral work is minor; funds applied research; biomedical core — IPPRA health lane is communication/crisis/policy (capped); clinical-trial/biomedical core — IPPRA angle is policy/community (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 45 partial | funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
Description
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 (OT) award types resulting from this announcement. Interested parties are invited to review the HEARING Special Notice ARPA-H-SN-26-154 and Innovative Solutions Opening (ISO) ARPA-H-SOL-26-154. Parties interested in submitting a proposal in response to the ARPA-H HEARING ISO are required (mandatory) to submit a solution summary. No awards will be made, or funding provided as a result of solution summary submissions. 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: Solicitation. Organization: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF / NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH / ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H).
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