Health · Active
Food and Drug Administration Research · HHS · High-volume · mid band
Food and Drug Administration Research (CFDA 93.103) - federal assistance administered by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), catalogued in the SAM.gov Assistance Listings.
- $100K–$2M
- Typical award range
- 42
- Indexed opportunities
- 8
- Open now
- HHS
- Administering agency
The verdict
According to indexed Grants.gov opportunity volume among active SAM.gov programs on PlainGrants, Food and Drug Administration Research ranks #40 of 504, #2 of 65 within HHS, and #77 of 106 among Health programs by listed funding ceiling. Across 504 active programs, 47.041 leads by opportunity count (319, funding-ceiling rank #249) ≠ 66.054 leads by funding ceiling ($7.0 billion, opportunity rank #326). CFDA 93.103 is an active Health program with 42 indexed Grants.gov opportunities. Of the 20 most recent listings shown here, 8 are open for application.
- $100K–$2M
- typical award range (SAM.gov)
- January 29
- next application deadline
- $5.1 million
- largest award ceiling indexed
- 21%
- of the catalog is Health
Food and Drug Administration Research · floor-band ceiling on a busy book (#368/502)
Food and Drug Administration Research sits below most listed ceilings (27th percentile among 502 active programs), a floor-band Assistance Listing card, not a mega solicitation.
Food and Drug Administration Research vs programs with listed funding ceilings
Where this CFDA's SAM.gov award ceiling sits among active Assistance Listings with a reported ceiling
$2,000,000 Top 73% higher than 27% of 502 programs
Programs, banded by listed funding ceiling
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Source SAM.gov Assistance Listings · 2026-07-23
SAM.gov Assistance Listing plate
CFDA 93.103 · HHS VOL-STEADY · #40/504
VOL-STEADY · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · NOFO-OPEN · CEIL-MILLION · ELIG-MIX · BOOK-FULL · LISTING-LIVE
- VOL-STEADY 42 indexed
- TOP-DECILE #40/504
- PHOTO-FINISH NSF Small Business Te… · 47.084
- NOFO-OPEN 8 open of 20 listed
- CEIL-MILLION $100K–$2M
- ELIG-MIX 2 eligible desks
- BOOK-FULL 20 listed / 42 indexed
- LISTING-LIVE Active SAM.gov listing
Nearest Grants.gov-volume peer outside Health: NSF Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) (CFDA 47.084) (±3 indexed rows)
Opportunity-volume neighbourhood · CFDA 93.103
VOL-STEADY · #40/504: quiet/busy corpus poles and ±3 row peers, not a SAM.gov catalog reprint.
Engineering Grants · busiestNSF Small Business… · nearUSAID International… · nearNSF Small Business… · nearFood and Drug Admin… · this listingAntarctic Research… · nearPlant and Animal Di… · quiet pole
Funding posture
High-traffic mid-ceiling grant corridor
Mid-band funding ($100,000 to $2.0 million) with a hot opportunity book (42 indexed rows) under CFDA 93.103. Food and Drug Administration Research is one of the busier mid-scale corridors in the indexed set; open rate on the recent slice is 40%.
Assistance Listing text · HHS
Research to support FDA regulatory decisions on safety and effectiveness of foods, drugs, and medical devices.
Campus–civic applicant bridge · 2 doors
Food and Drug Administration Research bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (2 doors: Educational Institution, Nonprofit Organization). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set.
Predominantly cooperative agreements (CA) · CFDA 93.103
88% of the 476 indexed listings under CFDA 93.103 are cooperative agreements (CA), the SAM.gov-coded mechanism Food and Drug Administration Research typically uses to move money. 0% of the indexed listings require applicant cost-sharing.
- Estimated funding, indexed listings with a reported figure
- $944.6 million across 359 listings (avg $2.6 million)
- Expected awards, indexed listings with a reported count
- 2,459 across 437 listings
Figures are computed from the full indexed Grants.gov book for CFDA 93.103, not the 10 listings shown below; a listing missing a field is excluded from that field's total, not counted as zero.
Mostly archived listings · CFDA 93.103
Only 8 of 476 indexed listings under CFDA 93.103 are open (2%); the book is mostly archived. Reported award ceilings swing from $10,000 to $100.0 million (10000×); treat any single listing's ceiling as a local bound, not the program's typical award. Listings span 13 funding-activity codes; the plurality is Agriculture (AG, 52%).
- Open vs archived (indexed book)
- 8 open · 468 archived
- Median reported award ceiling
- $500,000 (445 listings with a ceiling)
- Dominant Grants.gov funding-activity code
- Agriculture (AG)
Open counts use the same posted+close_date rule as the rest of PlainGrants; funding-activity codes are the Grants.gov category_of_funding field (first code when several are joined). Ceiling median is over positive reported ceilings only.
HHS · administering agency
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Public health, medical research, social services, and healthcare programs across all populations.
Grants.gov opportunities · CFDA 93.103 8 Open
Vet-LIRN Capacity-Building Project and Equipment Grants (U18)
Reissue of RFA-FD-23-001- Clinical Studies of Orphan Products Addressing Unmet Needs of Rare Diseases (R01 Clinical Trials Required)
Animal and Veterinary Innovation Centers (U18)
Reissue of RFA-FD-22-001 - Efficient and Innovative Natural History Studies Addressing Unmet Needs in Rare Diseases (R01 Clinical Trials Optional)
Laboratory Flexible Funding Model (LFFM)
Animal Food Regulatory Program Standards Implementation Development and Maintenance, with Mutual Reliance Initiatives Clinical Trials Not Allowed
NARMS Cooperative Agreement Program to Strengthen Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens
Minor Use Minor Species Development of Drugs (R01)
Research, Education, and Outreach on Botanical Natural Products
Cooperative Agreement to Support Shellfish Safety Assistance Project
Showing 10 of the 20 most recent listings (42 indexed).
What to do next
CFDA 93.103: 42 indexed opportunities · 8 open on the recent slice.
- Start with the open listing PAR-23-202 (closes January 29, 2027) before you compare distant categories. Open listing
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) administers 65 Assistance Listings in this extract. Agency catalog
- Nearest peer by listed ceiling: Teaching American History (84.380). Compare program
SAM.gov ceilings are catalog maximums, not guaranteed awards; verify every deadline on Grants.gov before submitting.
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