Emerging Health Innovators (EHI) Initiative
Forecasted
The Emerging Health Innovators Initiative from ARPA-H funds and mentors early-career researchers to pursue bold, transformative biotech and healthcare research tackling major health challenges.
Funder: Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2026: Proposers' Day Registration Deadline | November 2026: Solution Summary deadline (projected) | December 2026: Full Proposal deadline (projected)
Funding Amounts: Typically 20+ awards per year; program-level funding ranges from $50M–$150M total, with individual award amounts and durations negotiated.
Summary: Supports early-career biotech and healthcare researchers with funding and mentorship to foster bold innovation addressing major U.S. health challenges.
Key Information: For early-career PIs (≤8 years from terminal degree); annual solicitation with diverse health/biotech topic areas.
Description
The Emerging Health Innovators (EHI) Initiative, offered by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), aims to empower early-career investigators in biotechnology and healthcare by providing access to government research funding and mentorship in the ARPA model of innovation. The initiative seeks to cultivate creative thinkers capable of addressing critical healthcare challenges in the United States, ensuring transformative ideas from new talent are supported rather than overlooked. EHI is designed to develop the next generation of ARPA-H Program Managers and research performers, with annual solicitations spanning diverse topic areas relevant to ARPA-H’s mission.
