Health Resources and Services Administration · Department of Health and Human Services
Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program
Key facts
- Deadline
- Forecast — the expected date (Sep 29, 2026) has passed; watch for the official notice
- Award size
- $320K – $2.9M
- Total available
- $21M · about 12 awards
- Cost share / match ?
- Not required
- Who can apply
- Other (see eligibility)
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
Before you apply: federal grants require an active SAM.gov registration (Unique Entity ID) and a Grants.gov account. Registration is free but can take weeks, so start now, not when the deadline is close. Grant-ready checklist
How this fits you
- Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- No cost share required
- Tennessee recipients since 2023: 1
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
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Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/8b2ad75c-3341-42c5-806d-f468c9e3e28f · Printed from grantme.click/grants/6b6a3fad-84bc-4149-8d90-b7bba724c30c
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About this grant
The purpose of the THCGME Program is to provide maintenance funding to support the training of residents in existing HRSA-supported primary care residency training programs in community-based ambulatory patient care centers. These programs will prepare residents to provide high-quality care, particularly in rural and medically vulnerable communities, and develop competencies to serve a wide range of populations and communities.
Eligibility (from the notice)
Existing HRSA THCGME Program payment recipients must continue to meet the program's eligibility requirements to remain eligible for HRSA THCGME funding. Applicants must be community based, ambulatory patient care center that operates an accredited primary care residency program. They may operate directly or through a graduate medical education (GME) consortium. The residency program must be in one ore more of the following specialties/disciplines:Family Medicine Internal Medicine Pediatrics Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Obstetrics and Gynecology Psychiatry General Dentistry Pediatric Dentistry Geriatrics Program payment recipients that fail to meet any eligibility criteria will not be considered for funding under this announcement.
Who in Tennessee has won this program
1 award to Tennessee recipients in 1 county since federal FY2023. Largest shown:
| Recipient | Where | Amount | FY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Community Health Services Inc | Memphis, Shelby County | $489K | 2022 |
Source: USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds; they don't guarantee future awards.
About the program (93.530)
Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Payment — THCGME; THCPD; THCPD-TA
How applications are judged
Applicable to new (competing) programs only: Procedures for assessing the technical merit of grant applications have been instituted to provide an objective review of applications and to assist the applicant in understanding the standards against which each application will be judged. Critical indicators have been developed for each review criterion to assist the applicant in presenting pertinent information related to that criterion and to provide the reviewer with a standard for evaluation. Competing applications are reviewed by non-Federal expert consultant(s) for technical merit recommendations. Applications will be reviewed and evaluated against the following criteria: (1) Purpose and Need; (2) Response to Program Purpose; (3) Impact; (4) Organizational Information, Resources and Capabilities; and (5) Support Requested. See the most recent Notice of Funding Opportunity for detailed selection criteria.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula.
Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Examples of funded projects
Not Applicable.