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ARPA-H’s Scalable Solutions ISO

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Mission Office Innovative Solutions Opening (ISO)– ARPA-H-SOL-24-105 – Amendment 02: June 06, 2025 The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) officially released solicitation ARPA-H-SOL-24-105 under its Scalable Solutions Office (SSO), titled Mission Office Innovative Solutions Opening (ISO). This initiative aims to fuel bold, high-impact biomedical and health innovations that tackle persistent barriers in health […]

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IBMSC RISE OTA Consortium RFI

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Request for Information – IBMSC Resilient Industry and Supply Chain Enterprise (RISE) OTA Consortium In June 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Request for Information (RFI) through the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response’s (ASPR) Center for Industrial Base Management and Supply Chain (IBMSC). This RFI invites feedback from

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DARPA’s Ag x BTO Special Topic Calls for Agricultural Defense Innovations

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Special Topic: Ag x BTO To defend against threats to America’s agricultural infrastructure, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has launched a new Special Topic Area (STA) through its Biological Technologies Office (BTO). Known as Ag x BTO, this initiative seeks to catalyze innovative approaches to defending the U.S. agricultural system from chemical, biological,

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ARPA-H’s Proactive Health Office ISO Amendment 2

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PROACTIVE HEALTH OFFICE – MISSION OFFICE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS OPENING (ISO) – ARPA-H-SOL-24-106 – Amendment 02: June 06, 2025 The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has recently amended the Proactive Health Office (PHO) Innovative Solutions Opening (ISO). The PHO ISO invites novel and disruptive health innovations aimed at extending health spans and improving health

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ARPA-H Resilient Systems ISO

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RESILIENT SYSTEMS OFFICE – MISSION OFFICE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS OPENING (ISO) – ARPA-H-SOL-24-103 – Amendment 02: June 06, 2025 The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has released Amendment 02 of its Innovative Solutions Opening (ISO) under the Resilient Systems Office (RSO), under Solicitation Number ARPA-H-SOL-24-103. a mission-focused solicitation designed to confront systemic challenges across

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ARPA-H Health Science Futures ISO

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Health Science Futures – MISSION OFFICE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS OPENING (ISO) ARPA-H-SOL-24-104 – Amendment 02: June 06, 2025 The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has released Amendment 02 of its Health Science Futures (HSF) Mission Office Innovative Solutions Opening (ISO), under Solicitation Number ARPA-H-SOL-24-104. As part of its mission to catalyze high-risk, high-reward research,

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ARPA-H’s Four Mission Offices Sharpen Their Vision with ISO Amendments

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On June 6, 2025, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) issued Amendment 02 to its four flagship Innovation Solutions Opening (ISO) solicitations: Health Science Futures (HSF), Proactive Health Office (PHO), Resilient Systems Office (RSO), and Scalable Solutions Office (SSO). These ISOs represent the core operational arms of ARPA-H’s mission to fund transformative, high-risk,

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Strengthening National Preparedness: BARDA’s FY23 Modernized BAA

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Strengthening National Preparedness: BARDA’s FY23 Modernized BAA BAA-23-100-SOL-00004 – Office of Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) In response to today’s evolving public health landscape, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) within the Administration for Strategic

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Unlocking Scientific Breakthroughs for National Security: DARPA’s DSO Office-wide BAA

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Broad Agency Announcement Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-wide BAA Defense Sciences Office HR001125S0013 Pioneering the Next Generation of Defense Research On June 3, 2025, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), through its Defense Sciences Office (DSO), announced an open solicitation under Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) HR001125S0013. This office-wide BAA serves as a mechanism for

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BARDA’s DxR2 RPP: Scaling Biothreat Diagnostic Readiness

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In a continued effort to bolster national preparedness against emerging biological threats, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) has released the Phase 2 issue of the “Biothreat Diagnostic Rapid Response” Solicitation (RPP-25-06-DxR2) on May 29, 2025, under its Rapid Response Partnership Vehicle (RRPV). BARDA is seeking to address pressing gaps in diagnostic test

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Rads to Watts Proposers Day

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Program Overview Rads to Watts is a DARPA program dedicated to pioneering innovative methods for directly converting nuclear radiation into electricity, with a primary emphasis on radiation voltaics (also known as radiovoltaics). The program’s long-term goal is to develop radiovoltaic systems capable of transforming high-power nuclear radiation into kilowatts of electrical energy. Achieving operation at

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DARPA’s RFI on Advanced Disease Outbreak Simulation

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Advanced Disease Outbreaks Simulation Capabilities The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has issued a new Request for Information (RFI) titled “Advanced Disease Outbreaks Simulation Capabilities” (DARPA-SN-25-72). This announcement seeks insights from the research and development community on cutting-edge outbreak modeling tools to increase understanding of outbreak dynamics and improve future public health emergency preparedness.

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