Brain Repair of Any Injured Neural Structure (BRAINS) - Proposers' Day

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), within the National Institutes of Health, is hosting a virtual Proposers’ Day on June 9, 2026, to support the Brain Repair of Any Injured Neural Structure (BRAINS) Exploratory Topic program. This special notice, identified as ARPA-H-SN-26-153, is intended to foster understanding of the program’s objectives. The agency anticipates issuing multiple Other Transaction awards for research and development services under NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)) and PSC AN13 (Health R&D Services; Health Care Services; Experimental Development).

Interested parties must submit a mandatory solution summary to be eligible for a proposal submission under the associated Innovative Solutions Opening, ARPA-H-SOL-26-148. While no funding will be awarded directly through the solution summary phase, these submissions are a prerequisite for further consideration. The performance of resulting work is centered in Washington, DC, and the response deadline for this opportunity is February 6, 2027.

The BRAINS program team serves as the primary point of contact for this notice. Official documentation includes two attachments: a PDF version of the special notice and information regarding the virtual Proposers’ Day. There is no set-aside designated for this requirement. Following the live event, a recording of the Proposers’ Day will be made available through the program’s website.