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ARPA-H Initiatives & Sprints

Runs fast-turnaround health technology opportunities in United States for high-potential exploratory science and engineering.

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ARPA-H Initiatives and Sprints are the agency's accelerated funding tracks, designed to move from proposal submission to executed agreement significantly faster than the standard Program ISO pipeline. Unlike Program ISOs, which target a single well-defined technical goal over multiple years, Initiatives bundle a range of topics under a common acceleration or integration framework and are structure…

Topics that span the ARPA-H mission, structured as exploratory or accelerator-style investments. Current example: TIGAR (Technology InteGrator and AcceleratoR) Exploratory Topic.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Rolling
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.Rolling
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.16 weeks
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.—
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Cooperative agreement
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.$100M

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Last verified: 24 Jul 2026Source: arpa-h.gov