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Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health

Funds ARPA-H, the United States health mission accelerating high-impact biomedical advances for major diseases.

United Statesarpa-h.gov
Key stats
Annual funding$1.5B
Programs8
Active grants4
Total grants4
About

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) was established in March 2022 with a $1 billion founding appropriation, and has run at approximately $1.5 billion annually since FY2023. Its mission is to support transformative biomedical and health research — explicitly outside the traditional NIH peer-review model — using DARPA-style program-manager-driven solicitations.

ARPA-H is organ…

Programs & grants under this funder
ARPA-H Behavioral Health Initiative

Funds United States behavioral health innovators improving access and prevention through technology.

ARPA-H Heart Engineered Autonomous Lifesaving Recoveries (HEALR)

Funds United States health pioneers with autonomous systems research for life-critical recovery.

ARPA-H INDEX (Health Equity / Underserved Communities)

Funds United States health teams building equitable innovation for underserved communities.

ARPA-H

Connects DARPAforhealth for transformational biomedical and health research that traditional NIH peer through the ARPAH.

4 grants
ARPA-H Initiatives & Sprints
Open
$100M pool·Rolling submission
ARPA-H Mission Office ISOs
Open
$400M pool·Rolling submission
ARPA-H Program ISOs (topic-specific)
Open
$600M pool·Rolling submission
ARPA-H SBIR/STTR
Open
$40M pool·13 days
ARPA-H PROVE-IT Networks

Funds United States proof of concept health networks testing ideas before broader clinical and public impact.

ARPA-H Resilient Systems / Health Science Futures

Funds United States health-system innovation focused on robust next-generation medical technologies and delivery models.

ARPA-H SBIR

Funds United States health research small businesses in partnership with research organizations to advance mission-ready technologies.

ARPA-H Sculpting Health to Augment Patient Experience (SHAPE)

Funds United States health technology teams with patient-centered innovation for experience improvements.

Parent entityUS Department of Health and Human Services
Last verified: 13 May 2026Source: arpa-h.gov