Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students
Posted by Health Resources and Services Administration
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students — is cataloged under number HRSA-20-006 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 93.925, posted by Health Resources and Services Administration. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on January 3, 2020 and last updated on January 8, 2020. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $650,000. The agency has projected $48.2 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 79 awards. If the agency funds the expected 79 awards from the $48.2 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $610,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on March 3, 2020. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully — federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed — it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities.
Award Range
Up to $650,000
Close Date
March 3, 2020
Posted
January 3, 2020
Est. Total Funding
$48,200,000
Expected Awards
79
Instrument
Grant
Description
This program promotes diversity among the health professions by providing awards to eligible health professions and nursing schools, for schools to provide scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who have a demonstrated financial need and are enrolled full-time in a health profession program or nursing program. Participating schools are responsible for selecting scholarship recipients, making reasonable determinations of need, and providing scholarships that do not exceed the allowable costs (i.e., tuition, reasonable educational expenses and reasonable living expenses with a cap for the total scholarship award of $ 40,000).
Eligibility
25
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Agency Contact
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration<br/>SDSProgram@hrsa.gov
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