Description
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) is hosting a Proposers' Day event for the Hearing Enhancement through ARtificially Intelligent NeurotechnoloGy (HEARING) program. The program aims to develop a new kind of hearing-assistive platform that directly engages the brain's hearing centers to improve how people hear in complex, real-world environments. The HEARING program will directly address critical challenges of hearing loss and make meaningful impact to health outcomes. The program is comprised of three main technical areas: TA1 Intracortical Device(s), TA2 Dynamic Sound Modulator, and TA3 Auditory Read & Write Algorithm.
• The Proposers' Day event will take place on June 8, 2026, in Arlington, VA, and will include brief overview presentations, a live Q&A session, and a poster session for potential proposers to highlight technical capabilities and promote teaming arrangements.
• The event is intended to facilitate teaming and foster a greater understanding of the HEARING program.
• The HEARING program seeks to reduce the cognitive burden required for one to engage in social activities in noisy environments and restore near-natural clarity to everyday sounds.
• The program will provide information about the overall program goals, solution summary, and full proposal structure for the forthcoming Innovative Solutions Opening (ISO).
• Potential proposers are encouraged to attend the Proposers' Day event, but attendance is not mandatory for submission of a solution summary, full proposal, or selection for funding.
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Contact
HEARING Team(Program Manager)