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AIxCC competition concluded with August 2024 final at DEF CON 32; no new cycle announced. Page is a retrospective showcase article, not an active RFP.
Prior eligibility: Competitors (teams, including small businesses) meeting challenge registration requirements
AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC) is sponsored by DARPA with ARPA‑H (Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health) collaboration. AIxCC is a DARPA/ARPA‑H competition challenging teams to develop AI tools to detect and fix software vulnerabilities in healthcare infrastructure (medical devices, hospital IT, biotech), with substantial cash prizes and transition pathways.
The Emerging Health Innovators solicitation drops on SAM.gov by the end of September 2026 with 16 named topic areas, an eight-year terminal-degree ceiling, and an eligibility screen that bars national labs, FFRDCs, UARCs, and anyone who has ever led an ARPA prime award. Proposers' Day is October 13. Here is how to read the design.
Read articleARPA-H's 2026 SBIR/STTR BAA opens seven transformative health topics with $600K Phase I and $3.5M Phase II contracts — non-dilutive, milestone-driven money. The July 10 Solution Summary gate decides who ever gets to pitch. Here's how the ARPA-H model differs from NIH and how small health-tech firms actually get through the funnel.
Read articleARPA-H's FY2026 SBIR/STTR solicitation closes its Solution Summary stage July 10, with seven named topics spanning women's health, autoimmune diagnostics, toxin removal, and neurosurgical robotics. Awards run up to $600K for Phase I and $3.5M for Phase II — but they are contracts, not grants, and the four-to-six-page summary is the gate that filters out most applicants. Here is how ARPA-H's model actually works and how to win the first stage.
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