Hearing Enhancement through ARtificially Intelligent NeurotechnoloGy (HEARING)
ARPA-H will make multiple OT awards for proposals that develop hearing-enhancement neurotechnology solutions; solution summaries are required first and do not themselves receive funding.
⚑ ARPA-H solicitation using Other Transaction (OT) awards · mandatory solution summary required before proposal submission; summaries are not funded · proposers' day in Arlington, VA · multiple awards anticipated
This is a biomedical neurotechnology/AI engineering program focused on hearing enhancement, which is outside IPPRA’s core social-science work on risk perception, communication, and policy. The team might touch AI in a general sense, but not this kind of clinical/applied neurotech development.
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
June 16, 2026: This amendment (02), incorporates the following changes: Updates the language within the ISO to clarify out-of-scope efforts, update the program schedule, and clarify proposal review criteria. The following ISO sections are updated: Sections, 1.2.5, 2.2, Figure 2, and 5.4.2. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. May 08, 2026: This amendment (01) 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 (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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