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Forecast · not open yetGrantUp to $686K per award

Centers of Excellence (COE)

Health Resources and Services Administration · Department of Health and Human Services · HRSA-27-062

In plain English

Health Resources and Services Administration (Department of Health and Human Services) has announced this as a forecast: an opportunity it expects to post. It is not open for applications yet. Estimated posting date: Dec 2, 2026. Estimated application due date: Feb 2, 2027.

Individual awards range from $1 to $686,000, the agency expects to make 22 awards and estimated total program funding is $12,100,000.

Eligible applicant types include colleges & universities.

The listing says cost sharing or matching is not required.

Built only from the fields in the Grants.gov listing. Always confirm on the official listing.

Key facts

StatusForecasted: not open yet
Agency note on the deadlineElectronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.
Estimated posting dateDec 2, 2026
Estimated application due dateFeb 2, 2027
Estimated award dateJun 1, 2027
Estimated project startJul 1, 2027
Fiscal year2027
Forecast postedJul 22, 2026
Opportunity numberHRSA-27-062
AgencyHealth Resources and Services Administration (Department of Health and Human Services)
Funding instrumentGrant
CategoryHealth
Opportunity categoryDiscretionary
Award ceiling (max per award)$686,000
Award floor (min per award)$1
Estimated total program funding$12,100,000
Expected number of awards22
Cost sharing or matching requiredNo
Assistance listing (CFDA/ALN)93.157 – Centers of Excellence
Last updated on Grants.govJul 22, 2026

Who can apply

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  • Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
  • Private institutions of higher education

Additional eligibility information (excerpt from the listing):

Eligible entities are accredited allopathic schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and graduate programs in behavioral or mental health.

Description

Excerpt from the official forecast on Grants.gov (shortened; read the full text on the official listing):

The Centers of Excellence Program provides grants to health professions schools and other public and nonprofit health or educational entities to assist schools in supporting programs of excellence in health professions education for under-represented minority individuals. By statute, the Centers of Excellence Program awards funding to organizations to operate programs that establish, strengthen, and expand activities to enhance the academic performance of underrepresented minority students and improve information resources, clinical education, curricula related to minority health issues. Through strategic partnerships, grant recipients develop a large competitive applicant pool, establish a pipeline for health professions careers, enhance academic performance, expand the capacity of schools to recruit faculty, and provide training to students at community-based health facilities. …

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