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Awards
First Prize - 1 Award: $100K + Opportunity To Validate Solution in YNHHS data ecosystem
Second Prize - 2 Awards:  $50K each
Third Prize- 5 Awards: $20K each
Honorable Mentions: No funding but may receive mention

Submit your proposal today!

Do You Have an AI Solution to Transform Healthcare?

The Health AI Championship is now accepting proposals for its inaugural 2025 awards! This statewide initiative is designed to harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to radically improve healthcare, enhance lives, and drive meaningful impact to all communities in Connecticut.

Researchers, clinicians, entrepreneurs, and innovators with any hospital or health system in the state of Connecticut are invited to submit proposals with the potential to translate groundbreaking ideas into scalable solutions that address pressing healthcare challenges.

This program’s mission aligns with the State’s vision to “achieve extraordinary gains in health and equity through the power of AI innovation.”

Competition Tracks

Proposals for the 2025 Health AI State Championship should align with one of the following competition tracks, representing the core areas of hospital expertise and innovation:

  • Rehabilitation and Recovery: AI-driven solutions to enhance rehabilitation outcomes, improve physical and cognitive recovery pathways, and personalize treatment plans for patients across all stages of recovery.
  • Acute and Critical Care: AI Innovations aimed at improving care in emergency, surgical, and intensive care settings, including tools for real-time monitoring, risk prediction, and optimizing critical care resources.
  • Chronic Disease Management: AI applications to better manage long-term conditions, such as diabetes, heart disease, or pulmonary disorders, through predictive analytics, patient engagement, and care coordination.
  • Population Health and Preventive Care: AI Tools and strategies that address broader population health goals, including preventive care, health equity, and social determinants of health, to improve community-wide health outcomes.

Eligibility

This competition is open to: Individuals or teams—including startups, researchers, and clinicians—affiliated with a hospital or health system in the State of Connecticut are eligible to apply, provided their institution has an established grants resource office. These awards are made possible through generous federal funding from ARPA-H, and all funds awarded to winning recipients must be managed by the grants office of their home institution.

Cross-disciplinary teams are strongly encouraged to apply.

Award Selection Criteria

Submissions will undergo a multi-phase review process. Finalists will be invited to pitch their proposals to an expert panel. Proposals will be evaluated based on:

  1. Unmet Medical Need: The significance of the problem being addressed.
  2. Technical Feasibility: Likelihood of successful implementation.
  3. Novelty: Degree of innovation and differentiation from existing solutions.
  4. Scalability and Sustainability: Potential for broad adoption and long-term impact.
  5. Team Strength: Expertise, diversity, and collaborative potential of the team.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The Health AI Championship is an equal opportunity event that welcomes participants of all backgrounds. Discrimination based on race, religion, creed, color, citizenship, national origin, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic is strictly prohibited.  

Intellectual Property

Ensuring adherence to the federal funding requirements as it relates to intellectual property and reporting will be the responsibility of the applicants home institutions. For more information, review the IP policies of your organization.

Apply Today

Submit your proposal

For questions or additional information, contact us at [email protected].

Together, let’s reimagine the future of healthcare through AI innovation.

 


ARPA-H Acknowledgement
We acknowledge and thank ARPA-H for their commitment to advancing healthcare innovation through this funding. Their support enables transformative projects that address critical health challenges and improve outcomes for communities across Connecticut.


State of Connecticut Acknowledgement
We extend our appreciation to the State of Connecticut for its unwavering commitment to healthcare excellence and innovation. Their support is instrumental in enabling initiatives that address critical health challenges and enhance the well-being of communities throughout Connecticut.

Important Dates

Submission
Deadline:
March 30
Midnight EST
 
Semi-Finalist Pitch:
 
May 27
Winner Announced: May 27
Recognition: May 29
(At Yale Innovation Summit)