ARPA-H initiative for early career researchers and community health centers

ARPA-H’s Emerging Health Innovators (EHI) Initiative aims to increase access to government research funding and address health care gaps in the U.S. for early career investigators and community innovators. The EHI Initiative began with a Network Survey (closed for submissions) to learn about their specific needs, challenges, and concerns. 

ARPA-H intends the solicitation to offer two recurrent funding tracks:  

• Technology-driven Innovation (track 1) supports early career investigators in developing innovative health technologies.  
  Eligible applicants: early career researchers, with less than 10 years from appointment at an academic or research institution across the U.S.
   
• Community-center Innovation (track 2) empowers community innovators to develop technology that addresses specific community needs.  
  Eligible applicants: community innovators, including but not limited to community health care workers, medical professionals, nurses, social workers at community health centers, and/or non-profit organizations. 

Future EHI awards would generally be in the form of cooperative agreements or other transaction agreements, not research grants. Exact award amounts depend on meeting aggressive milestones, typical of the ARPA-H model.