Solicitation
Brain Repair of Any Injured Neural Structure (BRAINS)
ARPA-H-SOL-26-148
National Institutes of Health, Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (Arpa-H). Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).
Offers due
February 26, 2027 at 5:00 PM EST
163 days from now. Posted July 2, 2026.
Description
As published on SAM.gov.
June 23, 2026: The purpose of Amendment #1 is to update ISO Section 5.4.4 CRITERIA 4: ASSESSMENT OF PROPOSED COST/PRICE. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) posts this funding opportunity in support of the Brain Repair of Any Injured Neural Structure (BRAINS) Exploratory Topic program. ARPA-H anticipates multiple awards with Other Transaction award types resulting from this announcement.
Interested parties are invited to review the Innovative Solutions Opening (ISO) ARPA-H-SOL-26-148. Parties interested in submitting a proposal in response to the ARPA-H BRAINS ISO are required (mandatory) to submit a solution summary. No awards will be made, or funding provided as a result of a solution summary submission.
Intake Group 1:
Solution Summaries Due:
July 9th, 2026, 5:00 PM Full Proposals Due:
August 6th, 2026, 5:00PM Intake Group 2:
Solution Summaries Due:
January 7th, 2027, 5:00 PM Full Proposals Due: February 6th, 2027, 5:00PM
Publications
Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.
July 2, 2026
Solicitation
Due February 26, 2027 at 5:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice cfb2a53550b64b22b57cbf5e9b08a4a9
Points of contact
- BRAINS TeamBRAINS@ARPA-H.GOV
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