Closed · HRSA-26-096 · CFDA 93.925 · Discretionary

Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS)

Federal grant opportunity posted by Health Resources and Services Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$1-$650K
Award range
Closed
Status
July 28, 2026
Close date
80
Expected awards

The verdict

Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) is a closed discretionary listing from Health Resources and Services Administration that offered $1 -- $650,000 across 80 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 1,731 other opportunities from Health Resources and Services Administration.

$1-$650K
award range
Closed
application status
80
expected awards
93.925
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on July 28, 2026. Watch CFDA 93.925 (Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students) for the next funding cycle. Historical award band was $1 -- $650,000.

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

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed July 28, 2026

Posted Jun 26 Closes Jul 28

Est. Total Funding

$51,079,900

Expected Awards

80

Instrument

Grant

Description

Grant for health professions schools to offer scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 5 doors

Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (5 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Federally recognized tribal governments; Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); Private institutions of higher education; +1 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Health (HL). Only 6 other Health Resources and Services Administration listings share this exact eligibility-code string (0% of 1,732).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 11
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
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.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Tamara Barbee SDSProgram@hrsa.gov

What to do next

Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 93.925 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • Health Resources and Services Administration lists 1,731 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants