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ARPA-H Emerging Health Innovators (EHI)

OVPR is actively accepting applications for this internal competition. If you are interested in applying to this program, you must submit a pre-application through the internal competitions submission portal. Pre-application requirements are listed in the announcement below.

The Office of the Vice President for Research invites applications to the ARPA-H Emerging Health Innovators (EHI) Initiative program which seeks proposals to develop cutting-edge biomedical, health, and community-engaged research and innovation. Stony Brook University may submit ONE Track 1 proposal. Stony Brook University is not eligible to apply for Track 2. 

Please see below for details. If you are interested in applying, you must submit the internal competitions form by Tuesday, January 21, 2025. Pre-applications for internal review and selection must be uploaded to the portal as a single PDF document. The competition code for this program is LC20253.

WHAT DOES IT FUND: Technology-driven Innovation (track 1) supports early career investigators in developing innovative health technologies.  A proposer must submit a proposal to only one topic within this track:

  • Topic 1: LS-SAFE - The Lymphatic System’s Role in Infectious Disease Makes Us SAFE via Surveillance, Activation, Fluid Return and Elimination;
  • Topic 2: MATCH- Advanced Machine Learning AlgoriThm for Compatible Human Leukocyte Antigen

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS: Track one proposal submissions must be led by early-career investigators – such as medical fellows, research scientists, and tenure-track assistance/associate professors – less than 10 years from first appointment at an academic or research institution across the U.S. Post-doctoral fellows/trainees and clinical trainees are ineligible. Investigators who expect to leave their current institution within the next 3 years should not submit a solution summary or proposal, as this would preclude completion of the award period. NOTE: Early career investigators with past or current ARPA-H funding as either a prime or subawardee are not eligible to apply for the EHI Initiative.

AWARD: Up to $350,000 per year for 2 years, with an optional third year.

SPONSOR DEADLINE: Solution Summaries due: February 5, 2025

A complete pre-application should comprise of the following:

  • Solution Summary (no more than 2 pages, 11-point font or larger. Smaller font may be used for figures, tables, and charts but must be legible. Margins may be no less than 0.5” inch in width.) that addresses the following:
    • Summary: Provide a 1-2 sentence summary of your effort: a. What you are trying to do and why does it matter? Please minimize jargon.
    • Introduction/Background: Describe the problem space you are trying to explore. (Two paragraphs) a. What is the problem you are trying to solve and why is it important? b. What is/are the current state(s) of the art and what are the limitations to current approaches?
    • Impact: Describe the impact your project will have within the field, community, and wider audience. (Two paragraphs) a. If you succeed, what difference do you think it will make? b. How will the project impact this field of work?
    • Methods/Approach: Identify and describe the scientific phenomena and/or engineering capability under consideration. Outline your research plan and summarize the methodologies you will be employing. Please incorporate the answers to the following questions within your description. (Up to remainder of 2 pages) a. What methodologies will you be employing? b. What is new about your approach? c. What are the advantages of your proposed methodologies over existing ones?  
  • Project Lead, team organization and capabilities (no more than one page): Indicate the roles and responsibilities of the project lead and the support provided by their respective organizations. Identify and describe in 1-2 sentences the skills and experience of any key personnel on the proposed performer team. Briefly summarize the project lead’s history and professional development (current and future) within the proposing institution.
  • Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) (no more than one page): Please provide an estimate of your costs to include labor (your fully burdened labor), any subperformer costs, materials, equipment and travel costs you will need in order to complete the work.
  • References: References should be included on an independent sheet that does not contribute to the two page limit.