Research Funding Newsletter

HJF Research Funding Newsletter

November's Featured Opportunities

Genetic Medicines and Individualized Manufacturing for Everyone (GIVE) - Solution Summary Due: December 19, 2025. Full submissions are by invitation only, and are due February 27, 2026

Mission Office ISOs are accepted on a rolling basis and provide a way to seek funds for individual research projects that fall outside the scope of an ARPA-H program or initiative, but that still aligns with an ARPA-H research focus areas. Current ARPA-H Mission Office ISOs:

Health Science Futures Office ISO (ARPA-H-SOL-24-104): Research that removes scientific and technological limitations that stymie progress towards the health care of the future.
Proactive Health Office ISO (ARPA-H-SOL-24-106): Research that focuses on preventative programs that reduce the likelihood that people become patients.
Resilient Systems Office ISO (ARPA-H-SOL-24-103): Research that builds robust and integrated health care systems.
Scalable Solutions Office ISO (ARPA-H-SOL-24-105): Research that addresses challenges to geography, distribution, manufacturing, data and information, and economies to promote equitable solutions.

Deployed Warfighter Protection (DWFP) Program for the Protection of Deployed Military Personnel from Threats Posed by Arthropod Disease Vectors

Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND) Request for Information (RFI): End-to-End Untargeted Genomic Sequencing Workflows Appropriate for Military Use. Responses to this RFI are due no later than December 19, 2024 by 5:00 PM EST.

Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems National Data and Statistical Center (Forecasted)

Accelerating Innovation in Vaginal Formulations in Support of Women's Health

News & Updates

Next installment of the Disaster Medicine Lecture Series

Tuesday, 18 November 2025 | 1300-1500 EST | Register here

The University of Massachusetts' Disaster Medicine and Emergency Management Fellowship Program, in partnership with the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health (NCDMPH) and American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), will host the next installment of the Disaster Medicine Lecture Series on November 18th, from 1 to 3 p.m. EST.

Featured Presentations:

"Funding issues in Disaster Medicine" presented by Dr. Lauren Bacon, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, UConn Health.
"Disaster Response in the First 48 hours" presented by Dr. Robert Fuller, Professor Emeritus, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine.

For more information contact Norma Quintanilla at norma.quintanilla.ctr@usuhs.edu.

Save the Date - Penetrating Brain Injury Best Practices: What Are the Recent Consensus Guidelines and Research Gaps?

Exclusive virtual panel discussion featuring leaders from The Brain Trauma Foundation and top U.S. medical institutions as they explore the latest consensus guidelines and research gaps in penetrating brain injury clinical care.

📅Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2025
🕐Time: 1300–1400 Eastern Time
💻Platform: Microsoft Teams Link: https://mtbi2.info/16Dec2025Panel

ID: 2143472042810

Passcode: Pj7nP2u9
📝Registration: Not required
🎥Recording: This session will not be recorded

💬 Session Title: Penetrating Brain Injury Best Practices: What Are the Recent Consensus Guidelines and Research Gaps?

Panelists:

Jam Ghajar, MD – Neurosurgeon; President, The Brain Trauma Foundation
Gregory Hawryluk, MD, PhD – Neurosurgeon, Cleveland Clinic; Medical Director, The Brain Trauma Foundation
Randy Bell, MD – Neurosurgeon, Avera McKennan Hospital; Director of Military Medicine, The Brain Trauma Foundation
Halinder Mangat, MD, MSc – Neurocritical Care Specialist; Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center; Director of Research, The Brain Trauma Foundation

National Academies Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) is seeking experts to join the Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury, or to engage with the group in other ways. This group “serves as a neutral, cross-sector venue to advance recommendations” from the 2022 Roadmap for Accelerating Progress in identifying, preventing, and treating TBIs in both the civilian and military populations.

The committee is especially looking for those with expertise in the following areas:

Discovery research, including injury biomechanics, neuroscience
Clinical and translational research, including biomarkers, imaging, clinical trials
TBI surveillance and prevention
Lived and family/caregiver experience related to TBI
Diagnosis and acute care, including prehospital, emergency/trauma, sports medicine
Neuropsychiatry/psychology and mental health
Rehabilitation and recovery after TBI
Care models and health systems
Health policy, payment, and economics.
Other expertise not specified, but important to the Forum's mission

Individuals may submit themselves or others for consideration at https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8540298/Forum-on-Traumatic-Brain-Injury-Call-for-Experts.