Pfizer’s competitive grant program involves a publicly posted Request for Proposal (RFP) that provides detail regarding a specific area of interest and sets timelines for review and approval. Organizations are invited to submit an application addressing the specific gaps in research, practice or care as outlined in the specific RFP. The grant requester (and ultimately the grantee) is responsible for the design, implementation, sponsorship, and conduct of the independent initiative supported by the grant, including compliance with any regulatory requirements.

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The American Medical Association (AMA) has launched the Community Health Impact Lab Micro Grants Program to support physician-led, community-based initiatives that improve health outcomes.

Key Details:

• Award: Up to 20 grants at $50,000 each

• Project Period: 12 months

• Deadline: March 1, 2026

• Eligibility: U.S.-based organizations applying on behalf of an actively licensed physician PI (includes physicians in residency or fellowship programs, researchers, and administrators)

• Overhead cap: 10%

Projects can address any patient population and may include collaborations with for-profit partners (e.g., tech or device companies).

Informational Webinar: February 3, 2026 at 2:30PM CT

Awards announced: April 30, 2026

Learn more and apply via the AMA Community Health Impact Lab micro grants portal.

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Agentic AI-Enabled Cardiovascular Care Transformation (ADVOCATE) program will enable the development of an Agentic system that delivers autonomous and semi-autonomous clinical care directly to patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD).

ADVOCATE seeks leaders in the tech sector, academia, non-profit organizations, and small businesses to overcome the technical, regulatory, and market barriers holding back innovation in clinical agentic AI. The program has three technical areas: development of a patient-facing clinical AI agent, a supervisory agent that ensures clinical AI agents’ consistent safety and effectiveness, and a scalable plan for integration into clinical workflows in healthcare organizations.

As a part of this opportunity, one of the technical areas (TA3) ARPA-H is focused on is integrating the deployment of an AI in a  healthcare organization; specifically, ARPA-H is focused on health care systems that can supply high-quality longitudinal data that can be used to fine-tune AI agents.  A seemingly good fit for VA.

ARPA-H invites interested parties to review the solicitation, which is posted and maintained on SAM.gov. The solicitation outlines the opportunity and its requirements, key dates and deadlines, submission documents and templates, evaluation criteria for submissions, and information on how to apply.

Key Details:

• Solution Summaries Due: Feb 27th, 2026.

  A summary is required to submit a full proposal.

• Full Proposal Due: April 1, 2026.

Ready to apply? To submit a Solution Summary, sign-in to the ARPA-H Solutions Portal. 

More info: https://arpa-h.gov/explore-funding/programs/advocate

Help Advance Brain Health!

Empower future brain health leaders! Apply for the Ralph L. Sacco Scholarships in Brain Health, jointly supported by the American Academy of Neurology and American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, focused on prevention with neurological or mental/behavioral health ties. This award is open to MD, PhD, DrPH, DNP or equivalent doctoral degree applicants in postdoctoral fellowship training with a focus on brain health.

Key Details:

• Two-year mentored training for postdoctoral fellows focused on prevention in neurological or mental/behavioral health.

• Requires 80% of full-time effort, less than five years of research training/experience, may not hold faculty rank.

• $150,000 over the two-year fellowship.

• Proposals are due by Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 3 p.m. CST.

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The Heart Transplantation Research Network will bring together a collaborative team of clinician investigators committed to transforming care for heart transplant patients. Through shared research and innovation, this network aims to develop advanced management strategies for patients undergoing heart transplantation.

Key Details:

• Network of clinician investigators collaborating to improve heart transplantation

• Four-year awards of $50,000 per year, plus $5,000 per year for indirect costs; 10-15 awards anticipated

• Proposals are due by Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 3 p.m. CST.

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