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ARPA-H Mission Office ISOs

Supports United States mission teams with boundary-pushing health initiatives beyond existing programme limits.

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ARPA-H's Mission Office Innovative Solution Openings (ISOs) form the agency's rolling Open Broad Agency Announcement, comprising four parallel solicitations โ€” one per Mission Office โ€” each with its own solicitation number (ARPA-H-SOL-24-103 through 24-106). The four Mission Offices are Health Science Futures, Proactive Health, Resilient Systems, and Scalable Solutions, each covering a distinct strโ€ฆ

Health R&D in one of four Mission Office focus areas: Health Science Futures (removing scientific limits to the future of care), Proactive Health (prevention before patienthood), Resilient Systems (robust integrated health systems), or Scalable Solutions (geography, distribution, manufacturing, data, and equity).

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.32 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.$400M

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