Brain Repair of Any Injured Neural Structure (BRAINS)

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Version Current Record 2026-06-08 15:00:20 Pre-Award Solicitation Details Classification Description Contact Information Attachments/Links Brain Repair of Any Injured Neural Structure (BRAINS)

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Opportunity Brain Repair of Any Injured Neural Structure (BRAINS)

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Notice ID ARPA-H-SOL-26-148

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Contract Opportunity Type Solicitation

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Inactive Dates Feb 26, 2027

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Date Offers Due Feb 26, 2027 5:00 PM EST

Published Date Jun 08, 2026 3:33 PM EDT

Department/Ind. Agency HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Sub-tier NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

Office ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H)

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Product Service Code AN13 - HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SERVICES; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT

NAICS Code 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

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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 Primary Point of Contact BRAINS Team

Email brains@arpa-h.gov

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Phone Number (blank) Contracting Office Address 1301 K Street NW Suite 1200 West Washington, DC 20005 USA Links

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BRAINS Exploratory Topic Jun 8, 2026 BRAINS Q&A / Sidebar Registration Jun 8, 2026 Solution Summary Submission Portal Jun 8, 2026 Full Proposal Submission Portal Jun 8, 2026 BRAINS FAQs Jun 8, 2026

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OT Bundle of Attachments.zip 1.25 MB Public Jun 8, 2026 BRAINS ISO ARPA-H-ISO-26-148.pdf 483.58 KB Public Jun 8, 2026 ISO BUNDLE OF ATTACHMENTS.zip (deleted) 847.95 KB Public Jun 8, 2026

Topic areas: General and Cross-cutting R&D, Life Sciences and Health.

Funding amount

This contract provides Varies in funding.

Deadline

Applications are due Feb 26, 2027. Confirm the exact closing time on the official program page before applying.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• SME
• MidCaps
• Large Company
• Startups
• University
• Research Organization
• NGOs
• Public Authorities

Eligibility

No Set aside used

Agency

Brain Repair of Any Injured Neural Structure (BRAINS) is administered by Health And Human Services, Department Of (HHSD), listed via SAM.gov.