Smart Devices and Sensing Technologies to Mitigate Chronic Disease Disparities Challenge
NIH Challenges seeks innovative smart devices and sensing technologies to generate AI-ready data and reduce chronic disease disparities in high-risk populations.
Funder: NIH Challenges
Due Dates: December 18, 2026 (Registration) | February 15, 2027 (Phase I Submission) | October 29, 2027 (Phase II Submission)
Funding Amounts: $1,000,000 total prize purse; Phase I: up to 4 awards of $100,000; Phase II: $325,000 (1st), $275,000 (2nd)
Summary: NIH is seeking innovative, scalable smart devices and sensing technologies to generate AI-ready data and reduce chronic disease disparities in high-risk populations.
Key Information: Only Phase I winners are eligible for Phase II; U.S. citizenship or U.S.-incorporated entities required for monetary prizes.
Description
This NIH Grand Challenge aims to catalyze the development of innovative, interoperable, and scalable smart devices and sensing technologies that generate actionable, AI-ready whole-person data to address chronic disease disparities. Solutions should integrate biological, behavioral, environmental, healthcare, and community-level data to improve early detection, monitoring, prevention, and management of chronic diseases in populations facing the highest burdens. The challenge is part of the SCHARE initiative, which seeks to transform research infrastructure and support precision prevention and public health decision-making.
