Signal Radar · SIG-2026-015

FDA opens funding opportunity to study digital health technologies in drug development

91/100 priorityDigital Health + Clinical ResearchFunding opportunity2026-07-23

FDA announced a funding opportunity open July 20–August 20, 2026 for selected applicants to explore digital health technologies such as actigraphy, photography, and contactless sensors in drug development.

Why it matters

FDA is actively investing in how digital measures can support clinical research, which can strengthen evidence pathways for sensor-enabled endpoints and decentralized measurement.

Decision implication

Track funded projects, measure-validation methods, endpoint acceptability, and resulting guidance or precedents relevant to healthspan and remote measurement.

Who or what is affected

  • FDA
  • drug developers
  • DHT developers
  • researchers
  • trial sponsors

Evidence and sources

E5 — official FDA source

P4L distinguishes the sourced event from the interpretation above. Participation, funding, proposed policy, or program inclusion does not by itself establish clinical effectiveness.

What P4L is watching next

  • Awardees
  • selected DHT modalities
  • endpoints
  • validation results
  • new FDA guidance.

Related proof records

Last verified: 2026-08-08 · Version 1.0 · Stable ID: SIG-2026-015