Health Resources and Services Administration · Department of Health and Human Services
Centers of Excellence (COE)
Key facts
- Deadline
- Expected around Feb 2, 2027 (not yet confirmed)
- Award size
- Up to $686K
- Total available
- $12.1M · about 22 awards
- Cost share / match ?
- Not required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Public college or university, Private college or university
- 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: 2
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
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Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/7472b3bc-2bef-4494-854d-146821158d74 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/a8730d8c-0645-4591-a0cb-9e48c32f631a
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About this grant
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. Additionally, the Centers of Excellence Program supports faculty and student research on health issues particularly affecting underrepresented minority groups.
Eligibility (from the notice)
Eligible entities are accredited allopathic schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and graduate programs in behavioral or mental health.
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Who in Tennessee has won this program
2 awards to Tennessee recipients in 1 county since federal FY2023. Largest shown:
| Recipient | Where | Amount | FY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville, Davidson County | $24.3M | 2009 |
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville, Davidson County | $24.1M | 1988 |
Source: USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds; they don't guarantee future awards.
About the program (93.157)
Centers of Excellence — Centers of Excellence (COE)
How applications are judged
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 nonfederal reviewers 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 review criteria.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula.
Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details. The recipient must agree to maintain non-federal funding for grant activities at a level which is not less than expenditures for such activities during the fiscal year prior to receiving the award.
Examples of funded projects
Not Applicable.