Brain Repair of Any Injured Neural Structure (BRAINS)
ARPA-H will fund multiple Other Transaction awards for solutions that advance brain repair of injured neural structures, with a mandatory solution summary prior to full proposal submission.
⚑ ARPA-H Other Transaction solicitation; mandatory solution summary required before full proposal · Two intake groups with separate summary/full proposal deadlines · Applicant restrictions are those applicable to a federal contract solicitation; no set-aside stated
This is a biomedical neurorepair ARPA-H topic about restoring injured neural structures, which is far outside this team’s social-behavioral risk, communication, and policy portfolio. There is no clear match to any member’s published line of work beyond the broad label of public health.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-07-07
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| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 80 strong | technical depth: substantial; funds applied research |
| IPPRA | 58 good | peripheral portfolio topic: public_health; 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
June 23, 2026: The purpose of Amendment #1 is to update ISO Section 5.4.4 CRITERIA 4: ASSESSMENT OF PROPOSED COST/PRICE. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) posts this funding opportunity in support of the Brain Repair of Any Injured Neural Structure (BRAINS) Exploratory Topic program. ARPA-H anticipates multiple awards with Other Transaction award types resulting from this announcement. Interested parties are invited to review the Innovative Solutions Opening (ISO) ARPA-H-SOL-26-148. Parties interested in submitting a proposal in response to the ARPA-H BRAINS ISO are required (mandatory) to submit a solution summary. No awards will be made, or funding provided as a result of a solution summary submission. Intake Group 1: Solution Summaries Due: July 9th, 2026, 5:00 PM Full Proposals Due: August 6th, 2026, 5:00PM Intake Group 2: Solution Summaries Due: January 7th, 2027, 5:00 PM Full Proposals Due: February 6th, 2027, 5:00PM
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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