Health · Active
Research on Healthcare Costs · HHS · High-volume · mega band
Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes (CFDA 93.173) - federal assistance administered by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), catalogued in the SAM.gov Assistance Listings.
- $200K–$5M
- Typical award range
- 118
- Indexed opportunities
- 14
- Open now
- HHS
- Administering agency
The verdict
According to indexed Grants.gov opportunity volume among active SAM.gov programs on PlainGrants, Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes ranks #19 of 504, #1 of 65 within HHS, and #39 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 93.173 is an active Health program with 118 indexed Grants.gov opportunities. Of the 20 most recent listings shown here, 14 are open for application.
- $200K–$5M
- typical award range (SAM.gov)
- September 29
- next application deadline
- $500,000
- largest award ceiling indexed
- 21%
- of the catalog is Health
Research on Healthcare Costs · midpack ceiling on a busy book (#226/502)
Research on Healthcare Costs lands midpack on published ceilings (55th percentile; rank #226 of 502). The printed high is a catalog cap, not a guaranteed outlay.
Research on Healthcare Costs vs programs with listed funding ceilings
Where this CFDA's SAM.gov award ceiling sits among active Assistance Listings with a reported ceiling
$5,000,000 Top 45% higher than 55% of 502 programs
Programs, banded by listed funding ceiling
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Source SAM.gov Assistance Listings · 2026-03-31
SAM.gov Assistance Listing plate
CFDA 93.173 · HHS VOL-BUSY · #19/504
VOL-BUSY · TOP-DECILE · NEAR-PEER · NOFO-OPEN · CEIL-MILLION · ELIG-MIX · BOOK-FULL · LISTING-LIVE
- VOL-BUSY 118 indexed
- TOP-DECILE #19/504
- NEAR-PEER STEM Education Grants · 47.076
- NOFO-OPEN 14 open of 20 listed
- CEIL-MILLION $200K–$5M
- ELIG-MIX 2 eligible desks
- BOOK-FULL 20 listed / 118 indexed
- LISTING-LIVE Active SAM.gov listing
Nearest Grants.gov-volume peer outside Health: STEM Education Grants (CFDA 47.076) (±17 indexed rows)
Opportunity-volume neighbourhood · CFDA 93.173
VOL-BUSY · #19/504: quiet/busy corpus poles and ±17 row peers, not a SAM.gov catalog reprint.
Engineering Grants · busiestBiological Sciences · nearComputer and Inform… · nearSTEM Education Gran… · nearResearch on Healthc… · this listingInternational Scien… · nearPlant and Animal Di… · quiet pole
Funding posture
Hottest mega-dollar solicitation lane
Research on Healthcare Costs sits in the hot×mega corner: 118 indexed Grants.gov rows and a mega SAM.gov ceiling ($200,000 to $5.0 million). Both competition density and dollar capacity are elevated versus the catalog median; read open listings first, then ceiling peers.
Assistance Listing text · HHS
Research to produce and promote evidence about healthcare delivery and outcomes for decision-making.
Campus–civic applicant bridge · 2 doors
Research on Healthcare Costs 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 grants (G) · CFDA 93.173
89% of the 170 indexed listings under CFDA 93.173 are grants (G), the SAM.gov-coded mechanism Research on Healthcare Costs typically uses to move money. None of the indexed listings require applicant cost-sharing.
- Estimated funding, indexed listings with a reported figure
- $30.0 million across 24 listings (avg $1.2 million)
- Expected awards, indexed listings with a reported count
- 12 across 6 listings
Figures are computed from the full indexed Grants.gov book for CFDA 93.173, 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 93.173
Only 14 of 170 indexed listings under CFDA 93.173 are open (8%); the book is mostly archived. Reported award ceilings span $100,000–$1.5 million (15.0×), a wide solicitation range inside one CFDA. 100% of listings carry the Health (HL) funding-activity code.
- Open vs archived (indexed book)
- 14 open · 156 archived
- Median reported award ceiling
- $250,000 (66 listings with a ceiling)
- Dominant Grants.gov funding-activity code
- Health (HL)
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 93.173 14 Open
NIDCD Research Dissertation Fellowship for Au.D. Audiologists (F32)
NIDCD Cooperative Agreement for Clinical Trials in Communication Disorders (U01 - Clinical Trial Required)
NIDCD Early Career Research(ECR) Award (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
NIDCD Research Grants for Translating Basic Research into Clinical Practice (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Research Experiences and/or Mentoring Networks through Research Education to Enhance Clinician-Scientists' Participation in NIDCDs Research (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Early-Stage Dissemination and Implementation Research in Communication Disorders (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
NIDCD Research Career Enhancement Award for Established Investigators (K18 Clinical Trial Required)
NIDCD Research Career Enhancement Award for Established Investigators (K18 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
NIDCD Mentored Career Development Award for Postdoctorate Au.D./Ph.D. Audiologists (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
NIDCD Mentored Career Development Award for Postdoctorate Au.D./Ph.D. Audiologists (K01 Clinical Trial Required)
Showing 10 of the 20 most recent listings (118 indexed).
What to do next
CFDA 93.173: 118 indexed opportunities · 14 open on the recent slice.
- Start with the open listing PAR-25-250 (closes September 29, 2026) 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: Advanced Placement Program (84.333). Compare program
SAM.gov ceilings are catalog maximums, not guaranteed awards; verify every deadline on Grants.gov before submitting.
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