HEARING ENHANCEMENT THROUGH ARTIFICIALLY INTELLIGENT NEUROTECHNOLOGY (HEARING)

July 23, 2026: This amendment (03), incorporates the following changes:

• Addition of Appendix H: Gantt Chart
• Updated Appendix B incorporating the Gantt Chart requirement
• Updated Cost Proposal Worksheet increasing the threshold for backup documentation from $10K to $15K
• All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. 

June 16, 2026: This amendment (02), incorporates the following changes: 

• Updates the language within the ISO to clarify out-of-scope efforts, update the program schedule, and clarify proposal review criteria.
• The following ISO sections are updated: Sections, 1.2.5, 2.2, Figure 2, and 5.4.2. 
• All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. 

May 08, 2026: This amendment (01) updates the HEARING website links.

May 07, 2026: The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) posts this funding opportunity in support of the Hearing Enhancement through ARtificially Intelligent NeurotechnoloGy (HEARING) Program. ARPA-H anticipates multiple awards with Other Transaction (OT) award types resulting from this announcement. Interested parties are invited to review the HEARING Special Notice ARPA-H-SN-26-154 and Innovative Solutions Opening (ISO) ARPA-H-SOL-26-154.

Parties interested in submitting a proposal in response to the ARPA-H HEARING ISO are required (mandatory) to submit a solution summary. No awards will be made, or funding provided as a result of solution summary submissions.

The Proposers' Day event will take place in Arlington, VA.  The event is intended to facilitate teaming and foster a greater understanding of the HEARING Program.