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{{Short description|United States federal agency}} | {{Short description|United States federal agency}} | ||
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|OrganizationName=Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health | |OrganizationName= Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health | ||
|OrganizationType=Research and Development Agencies | |OrganizationType= Research and Development Agencies | ||
|Mission= | |Mission= ARPA-H aims to accelerate better health outcomes for everyone by supporting the development of high-impact solutions to society's most challenging health problems, driving biomedical breakthroughs from molecular to societal levels. | ||
|OrganizationExecutive=Director | |OrganizationExecutive= Director | ||
|Employees= | |Employees= | ||
|Budget= | |Budget= 1500000000 | ||
|Website=https://arpa-h.gov/ | |Website= https://www.arpa-h.gov/ | ||
|Services=Biomedical | |Services= Funding High-Risk, High-Reward Research; Biomedical Innovation | ||
|ParentOrganization= | |ParentOrganization= U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | ||
|CreationLegislation=Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 | |CreationLegislation= Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 | ||
|Regulations= | |Regulations= | ||
|HeadquartersLocation=38. | |HeadquartersLocation= 38.895112, -77.036366 | ||
|HeadquartersAddress= | |HeadquartersAddress= | ||
}} | }} | ||
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'''Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)''' is a U.S. government agency tasked with supporting transformative research to drive biomedical and health breakthroughs, focusing on projects that could not be readily accomplished through traditional research or commercial activity. It seeks to address health challenges through innovative, high-risk, high-reward research initiatives. | |||
It is an agency within the [[Department of Health and Human Services]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-10 |title=Russell Named Acting Deputy Director for New Advanced Research Entity |url=https://nihrecord.nih.gov/2022/06/10/russell-named-acting-deputy-director-new-advanced-research-entity |access-date=2022-08-28 |website=[[NIH Record]] |language=EN}}</ref> Its mission is to "make pivotal investments in break-through technologies and broadly applicable platforms, capabilities, resources, and solutions that have the potential to transform important areas of medicine and health for the benefit of all patients and that cannot readily be accomplished through traditional research or commercial activity."<ref>{{cite web |title=ARPA-H Mission |url=https://www.nih.gov/arpa-h/mission |publisher=National Institutes of Health (NIH) |access-date=27 April 2022 |language=EN |date=29 June 2021}}</ref> | |||
{{Official URL (simple)|url=https://www.arpa-h.gov/}} | |||
==Mission== | |||
ARPA-H's mission is to accelerate the pace of biomedical breakthroughs to enhance health outcomes. By focusing on high-risk, high-reward projects, ARPA-H aims to catalyze innovations in health care, from molecular discoveries to societal applications, to provide transformative solutions for all individuals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arpa-h.gov/about |title=About ARPA-H |publisher=Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health |access-date=January 27, 2025}}</ref> | |||
==Parent organization== | |||
ARPA-H is housed within the **U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)**, contributing to the broader mission of improving health and well-being across the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hhs.gov/ |title=HHS.gov |publisher=U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |access-date=January 27, 2025}}</ref> | |||
==Legislation== | |||
ARPA-H was established by the **Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022**, which authorized its creation and provided initial funding.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2471 |title=H.R.2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 |publisher=Congress.gov |access-date=January 27, 2025}}</ref> | |||
==Partners== | |||
- Various federal, state, and local government agencies | |||
- Academic institutions for collaborative research | |||
- Non-profit organizations in health research and innovation | |||
==Number of employees== | |||
The exact number of employees at ARPA-H is not specified in the available references. | |||
==Organization structure== | |||
ARPA-H's structure is designed to foster innovation: | |||
===Leader=== | |||
The organization is led by a **Director**.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arpa-h.gov/about/leadership |title=Leadership |publisher=Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health |access-date=January 27, 2025}}</ref> | |||
===Divisions=== | |||
- **Program Offices** for managing specific research portfolios. | |||
- **Innovation Office** to scout for new ideas and technologies.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arpa-h.gov/about/organization |title=Organization |publisher=Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health |access-date=January 27, 2025}}</ref> | |||
==List of programs== | |||
- **DIGIHEALS** - Digital Health Applications for Everyone.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arpa-h.gov/programs/digiheals |title=DIGIHEALS |publisher=Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health |access-date=January 27, 2025}}</ref> | |||
- **Sprint for Women's Health** - Addressing critical health challenges in women's health.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arpa-h.gov/programs/sprint-for-womens-health |title=Sprint for Women's Health |publisher=Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health |access-date=January 27, 2025}}</ref> | |||
==Last total enacted budget== | |||
ARPA-H received a budget allocation of $1.5 billion through Fiscal Year 2025 as part of President Biden's omnibus appropriations bill.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-updates/2021/09/30/advanced-research-projects-agency-for-health-arpa-h/ |title=Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) |publisher=The White House |access-date=January 27, 2025}}</ref> | |||
==Staff== | |||
Information on the specific number of staff members at ARPA-H is not detailed in the provided references. | |||
==Funding== | |||
ARPA-H's funding comes from federal appropriations, with an initial allocation of $6.5 billion requested for three years in the FY 2022 budget proposal, later adjusted to a $1.5 billion commitment.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-updates/2021/09/30/advanced-research-projects-agency-for-health-arpa-h/ |title=Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) |publisher=The White House |access-date=January 27, 2025}}</ref> | |||
==Services provided== | |||
ARPA-H provides funding, support, and a framework for high-risk, high-reward health research projects. It focuses on creating platforms and technologies that can lead to significant health improvements, addressing challenges not met by traditional research or commercial efforts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arpa-h.gov/about |title=About ARPA-H |publisher=Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health |access-date=January 27, 2025}}</ref> | |||
==Regulations overseen== | |||
As ARPA-H is not a regulatory body, it does not directly oversee any regulations but operates within the regulatory environment set by HHS and other federal health agencies. | |||
==Headquarters address== | |||
The exact address for ARPA-H's headquarters is not publicly listed; however, one of its hubs is located in the Washington metropolitan area. | |||
==History== | |||
ARPA-H was created to emulate the success of DARPA in defense, bringing a similar approach to health research. The agency was officially established in 2022 with the aim of accelerating medical breakthroughs. The initial director, Renee Wegrzyn, was appointed in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Research_Projects_Agency_for_Health |title=Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health - Wikipedia |access-date=January 27, 2025}}</ref> | |||
==Creation== | |||
ARPA-H was approved by Congress with the passing of H.R. 2471, the [[Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022]] and was signed into Public Law 117-103 by U.S. President [[Joe Biden]] on March 15, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jeffries |first1=Hakeem S. |title=H.R.2471 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2471 |website=www.congress.gov |access-date=27 April 2022 |date=15 March 2022}} Division H, Title II. Page 136 STAT. 465 contains relevant passage.</ref> 15 days later Health and Human Services Secretary [[Xavier Becerra]] announced that the agency will have access to the resources of the National Institutes of Health, but will answer to the [[United States Secretary of Health and Human Services|U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mesa |first1=Natalie |title=ARPA-H to Be Within NIH but Independently Managed by HHS |url=https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/arpa-h-to-be-within-nih-but-independently-managed-by-hhs-69862 |access-date=27 April 2022 |work=The Scientist Magazine |date=1 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The agency initially has a $1 billion budget to be used before fiscal year 2025 (October 2024) and the Biden administration has requested much more funding from Congress. On September 13, 2022, Biden announced his intent to appoint [[Renee Wegrzyn]], formerly of the DARPA biotech office, as the agency's inaugural director, but it is still unknown where its headquarters will be located.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kozlov |first1=Max |title=Billion-dollar US health agency gets new chief — but its direction remains in limbo |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-02934-y |publisher=[[Nature_(journal)|Nature]] |access-date=14 September 2022 |date=13 September 2022}}</ref> | ARPA-H was approved by Congress with the passing of H.R. 2471, the [[Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022]] and was signed into Public Law 117-103 by U.S. President [[Joe Biden]] on March 15, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jeffries |first1=Hakeem S. |title=H.R.2471 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2471 |website=www.congress.gov |access-date=27 April 2022 |date=15 March 2022}} Division H, Title II. Page 136 STAT. 465 contains relevant passage.</ref> 15 days later Health and Human Services Secretary [[Xavier Becerra]] announced that the agency will have access to the resources of the National Institutes of Health, but will answer to the [[United States Secretary of Health and Human Services|U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mesa |first1=Natalie |title=ARPA-H to Be Within NIH but Independently Managed by HHS |url=https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/arpa-h-to-be-within-nih-but-independently-managed-by-hhs-69862 |access-date=27 April 2022 |work=The Scientist Magazine |date=1 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The agency initially has a $1 billion budget to be used before fiscal year 2025 (October 2024) and the Biden administration has requested much more funding from Congress. On September 13, 2022, Biden announced his intent to appoint [[Renee Wegrzyn]], formerly of the DARPA biotech office, as the agency's inaugural director, but it is still unknown where its headquarters will be located.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kozlov |first1=Max |title=Billion-dollar US health agency gets new chief — but its direction remains in limbo |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-02934-y |publisher=[[Nature_(journal)|Nature]] |access-date=14 September 2022 |date=13 September 2022}}</ref> | ||
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One of the first grants from the organization was part of if it’s DIGIHEALS initiative to innovative research that aims to protect the United States health care system against hostile online threats. Christian Dameff and [[Jeff Tully]], medical doctors and medical cybersecurity researchers University of California San Diego School of Medicine, as well as cybersecurity expert [[Stefan Savage]] were named investigators to the Healthcare Ransomware Resiliency and Response Program, or H-R3P, project.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UC San Diego Awarded $9.5 Million to Enhance Cybersecurity in Health Care |url=https://today.ucsd.edu/story/uc-san-diego-awarded-9.5-million-to-enhance-cybersecurity-in-health-care |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=today.ucsd.edu |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-01 |title=DIGIHEALS Awardees {{!}} ARPA-H |url=https://arpa-h.gov/explore-funding/programs/digiheals/awardees |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=arpa-h.gov |language=en}}</ref> | One of the first grants from the organization was part of if it’s DIGIHEALS initiative to innovative research that aims to protect the United States health care system against hostile online threats. Christian Dameff and [[Jeff Tully]], medical doctors and medical cybersecurity researchers University of California San Diego School of Medicine, as well as cybersecurity expert [[Stefan Savage]] were named investigators to the Healthcare Ransomware Resiliency and Response Program, or H-R3P, project.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UC San Diego Awarded $9.5 Million to Enhance Cybersecurity in Health Care |url=https://today.ucsd.edu/story/uc-san-diego-awarded-9.5-million-to-enhance-cybersecurity-in-health-care |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=today.ucsd.edu |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-01 |title=DIGIHEALS Awardees {{!}} ARPA-H |url=https://arpa-h.gov/explore-funding/programs/digiheals/awardees |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=arpa-h.gov |language=en}}</ref> | ||
== References == | ==External links== | ||
* [https://www.arpa-h.gov/ Official Website] | |||
* [https://www.nih.gov/arpa-h Official website] | |||
* [[wikipedia:Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health]] | |||
* [https://www.hhs.gov/ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] | |||
==References== | |||
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{{National Institutes of Health}} | {{National Institutes of Health}} | ||