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Health Resources and Services Administration · Department of Health and Human Services

Health Workforce Research Center (HWRC)

Opening soon

In short: Health Resources and Services Administration expects to make 11 awards of $450,000 to $900,000. Open to private college or university, public college or university or state government.

Key facts

Deadline
Opens Jan 8, 2027 · due about Mar 9, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder ?
Award size
$450K – $900K
Total available
$5M · about 11 awards
Match ?
Not required · Work out your budget and match
Who can apply
Private college or university, Public college or university, State government, and others named in the official notice
Where
Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee

Opening soon: the funder has announced this grant, but you can't apply yet. Use the time to get ready and check whether it fits.

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How this fits you

  • Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
  • No match required
  • Past Tennessee awards on file: 2

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About this grant

The Health Workforce Research Centers support research that helps decision-makers at the federal, state, and local levels understand health workforce needs.

Who can apply, from the official notice

-State workforce investment board-Public health or health professions school-Academic health center-Appropriate public or private nonprofit entity

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Who in Tennessee has won this program

1 award to Tennessee groups since 2022. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee winners
Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
State of TennesseeNashville$127K spent that year2023

Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.

Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization

This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 1 pass-through grant on file. Largest shown:

Tennessee pass-through grant winners
Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
State of TennesseeNashvilleUniversity of Minnesota$138K spent that year2025

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

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About the federal program

National Center for Health Workforce Analysis, also called “Health Workforce Research Centers (HWRC)”
Program number 93.300 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration · Cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement)

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 using the following review 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.

Match

Some cooperative agreements may require a matching requirement for State and local studies; refer to the Notice of Funding Opportunity for specific information.

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Source: Federal grants from Grants.gov · the official federal record. Last checked by GrantMe Oct 10, 2026.

Reference numbers: official notice number HRSA-27-058 · program number 93.300