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ARPA-H Behavioral Health Initiative

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

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ARPA-H’s Behavioral Health Initiative sits under the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health and is a one-off grant program for behavioral health, addiction, and mental health work. The initiative is sized at $139 million, with awards from $500,000 to $15 million and a median actual award of $2 million. The first research teams were announced in 2024, which anchors it as a live federal initia…

Max award$15M
Realistic median$2M
Success rate10–20%
Decision time—

No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: One-off.

Last verified: 11 May 2026Source: www.hhs.gov