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Solicitation

Hearing Enhancement through ARtificially Intelligent NeurotechnoloGy (HEARING)

ARPA-H-SOL-26-154

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).

Response deadline

August 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT

Closed 79 days ago. Posted July 23, 2026, first published May 7, 2026. Scheduled to archive August 29, 2026.

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Description

As published on SAM.gov.

July 23, 2026: This amendment (03), incorporates the following changes:

  • Addition of Appendix H: Gantt Chart
  • Updated Appendix B incorporating the Gantt Chart requirement
  • Updated Cost Proposal Worksheet increasing the threshold for backup documentation from $10K to $15K
  • All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. 

June 16, 2026: This amendment (02), incorporates the following changes: 

  • Updates the language within the ISO to clarify out-of-scope efforts, update the program schedule, and clarify proposal review criteria.
  • The following ISO sections are updated: Sections, 1.2.5, 2.2, Figure 2, and 5.4.2. 
  • All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. 

May 08, 2026: This amendment (01) updates the HEARING website links.

May 07, 2026: The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) posts this funding opportunity in support of the Hearing Enhancement through ARtificially Intelligent NeurotechnoloGy (HEARING) Program. ARPA-H anticipates multiple awards with Other Transaction (OT) award types resulting from this announcement. Interested parties are invited to review the HEARING Special Notice ARPA-H-SN-26-154 and Innovative Solutions Opening (ISO) ARPA-H-SOL-26-154.

Parties interested in submitting a proposal in response to the ARPA-H HEARING ISO are required (mandatory) to submit a solution summary. No awards will be made, or funding provided as a result of solution summary submissions.

The Proposers' Day event will take place in Arlington, VA.  The event is intended to facilitate teaming and foster a greater understanding of the HEARING Program. 

Attachments

Files listed on SAM.gov. The ones we hold a copy of download from here; the rest open SAM's download, which needs no account.

Publications

Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.

  1. May 7, 2026

    Solicitation, originally special notice

    Due August 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 71f43e68476941459e85cece40adc949

    6 revisions on SAM
    • July 24, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • June 18, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • May 8, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • May 8, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • May 7, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • May 7, 2026: publish, special notice
  2. May 8, 2026

    Solicitation

    Due August 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 17db68bee1054ef3b9aeedde8c476639

    6 revisions on SAM
    • July 24, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • June 18, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • May 8, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • May 8, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • May 7, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • May 7, 2026: publish, special notice
  3. May 8, 2026

    Solicitation

    Due August 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice e6b40defee104f668b388e85583e8126

    6 revisions on SAM
    • July 24, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • June 18, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • May 8, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • May 8, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • May 7, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • May 7, 2026: publish, special notice
  4. June 18, 2026

    Solicitation

    Due August 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice e01ceb3768754d439948a7abe1fec235

    6 revisions on SAM
    • July 24, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • June 18, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • May 8, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • May 8, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • May 7, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • May 7, 2026: publish, special notice
  5. July 24, 2026

    Solicitation

    Due August 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 5e8d1765d2864f40ae3119dc3fc453a1

    6 revisions on SAM
    • July 24, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • June 18, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • May 8, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • May 8, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • May 7, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • May 7, 2026: publish, special notice

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