New Federal Competition Pipeline Expands Across Health and Transportation

ARPA-H's SURPASS solicitation creates a high-value competitive pathway for adaptive platform trials, computational modeling, AI, and agentic clinical operations, with solution summaries due November 30 and full proposals expected in January 2027. FHWA's FY2026 Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program and the $26 million Prioritization Process Pilot Program add actionable transportation competitions, with Wildlife Crossings applications due November 16 and PPPP applications due October 30.