Closed · HRSA-26-006 · CFDA 93.224 · Discretionary
Service Area Competition
Federal grant opportunity posted by Health Resources and Services Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $181M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- November 10, 2025
- Close date
- 48
- Expected awards
The verdict
Service Area Competition is a closed discretionary listing from Health Resources and Services Administration that offered Up to $181,000,000 across 48 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- up to $181M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 48
- expected awards
- 93.224
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Service Area Competition - is cataloged under number HRSA-26-006 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 93.224, posted by Health Resources and Services Administration. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on July 24, 2025 and last updated on July 28, 2025. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $181,000,000. The agency has projected $181.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 48 awards. If the agency funds the expected 48 awards from the $181.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $3.8 million. 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 November 10, 2025. 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. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
Up to $181,000,000
Close Date
November 10, 2025
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.
Posted
July 24, 2025
Est. Total Funding
$181,000,000
Expected Awards
48
Instrument
Grant
Description
The FY 2026 Health Center Program Service Area Competition (SAC) funding improves the health of underserved communities and populations by providing grants to support the delivery of comprehensive, high-quality primary health care services in the United States and its territories.For each SAC Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), service areas available for competition are announced in the Service Area Announcement Table (SAAT). Throughout the year, we may announce additional service areas in a Service Area Competition-Additional Area (SAC-AA) if an awarded health center cannot continue to provide services in the funded service area.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 00, 01, 02, 04, 07, 11, 12, 13. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Parent Grant Program
Health Centers Loan Guarantee
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Agency Contact
Ashley Vigil or Julia Tillman https://hrsa.my.site.com/support/s/
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