Closed · CMS-1W1-19-002 · CFDA 93.779 · Discretionary

Minority Research Grant Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $250K
Award range
Closed
Status
June 17, 2019
Close date
2
Expected awards

The verdict

Minority Research Grant Program is a closed discretionary listing from Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services that offered Up to $250,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 121 other opportunities from Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

up to $250K
award range
Closed
application status
2
expected awards
93.779
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Minority Research Grant Program is closed (last close June 17, 2019). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services still indexes 121 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed June 17, 2019

Posted Apr 19 Closes Jun 17

Est. Total Funding

$500,000

Expected Awards

2

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) is announcing the availability of funds under the Minority Research Grant Program to test promising solutions that achieve health equity. The purpose of the Grant Program is to support researchers investigating health processes, practices, behaviors, and burdens or issues that influence health equity and, in particular, address the social determinants of health. The Grant Program is an opportunity to support health disparitities researchers at 1) Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), 2) Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), 3) Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), or 4) Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs).

Multi-door applicant board · 3 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 3 distinct applicant types for Minority Research Grant Program (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education; Others (see official listing text)). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Health (HL). Only 3 other Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services listings share this exact eligibility-code string (2% of 122).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Grants.gov Contact Center Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726 Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays. support@grants.gov

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