Assistance Listing 93.155
Rural Health Research Centers
Health Resources and Services Administration · Department of Health and Human Services
The verdict for a small nonprofit
77% of awards go to organizations new to this program, but recipient types are not reported for most awards, so the nonprofit share is unknown.
Based on 65 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $750,000. Expect about 62 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 77%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- n/a
- recipient types not reported for most awards
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $750K
- $750K – $750K middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 19
- $14M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Nov
- annual · 62-day window
Open right now under this program
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Regional Health Center | Other | NE | 4 | $80,000 |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Other | AR | 3 | $2,887,531 |
| Corry Memorial Hospital Association | Other | PA | 3 | $1,648,587 |
| University of Wisconsin System | Other | WI | 2 | $14,349,608 |
| Oregon Health & Science University | Other | OR | 2 | $7,709,088 |
| University of North Dakota | Other | ND | 2 | $7,137,994 |
| BIG Springs Medical Association INC. | Other | MO | 2 | $7,000,000 |
| Unison Behavioral Health | Other | GA | 2 | $6,233,177 |
| University of Arizona | Other | AZ | 2 | $4,623,466 |
| Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education | Other | NV | 2 | $4,100,919 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 278 | $420M | $149K | $50K – $748K |
| 2022 | 30 | $59M | $1.8M | $750K – $3.0M |
| 2023 | 22 | $28M | $750K | $750K – $1.2M |
| 2024 | 24 | $43M | $750K | $750K – $2.3M |
| 2025 | 19 | $14M | $750K | $750K – $750K |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | 2026-07-08 | 33 d | HRSA-26-050 · Rapid Response Rural Data Analysis and Issue Specific Rural Research Studies |
| 2026-06-05 | 2026-07-08 | 33 d | HRSA-26-049 · Rural Health Research Dissemination Program |
| 2025-01-17 | 2025-03-18 | 60 d | HRSA-25-008 · Rural Residency Planning and Development Technical Assistance (RRPD-TA) Program |
| 2025-01-13 | 2025-04-14 | 91 d | HRSA-25-035 · Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project |
| 2025-01-10 | 2025-04-10 | 90 d | HRSA-25-007 · Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) program |
| 2024-10-08 | 2024-12-09 | 62 d | HRSA-25-034 · State Offices of Rural Health Coordination and Development Program (SORHCDP) |
| 2024-06-18 | 2024-07-26 | 38 d | HRSA-24-082 · Rural Hospital Stabilization Pilot Program |
| 2024-05-24 | 2024-07-15 | 52 d | HRSA-24-112 · Rural Maternal Health Data Support and Analysis Program |
| 2024-03-22 | 2024-05-23 | 62 d | HRSA-24-004 · Rural Health Research Center Program |
| 2023-11-14 | 2024-02-12 | 90 d | HRSA-24-022 · Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) Program |
| 2023-09-29 | 2023-12-14 | 76 d | HRSA-24-003 · National Rural Health Policy, Community, and Collaboration Program |
| 2023-05-05 | 2023-06-20 | 46 d | HRSA-23-048 · Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Rural Centers of Excellence on Substance Use Disorder |
| 2022-12-21 | 2023-03-07 | 76 d | HRSA-23-044 · Targeted Technical Assistance for Rural Hospitals Program |
| 2022-11-29 | 2023-02-07 | 70 d | HRSA-23-047 · Rural Health Innovation and Transformation Technical Assistance |
| 2022-11-28 | 2023-02-17 | 81 d | HRSA-23-042 · Rural Quality Improvement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement |
| 2022-11-10 | 2023-01-09 | 60 d | HRSA-23-046 · Rural Telementoring Training Center Program |
| 2022-10-26 | 2023-01-27 | 93 d | HRSA-23-045 · Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Evaluation |
| 2022-10-05 | 2023-01-27 | 114 d | HRSA-23-037 · Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) Program |
| 2022-08-25 | 2022-10-31 | 67 d | HRSA-23-043 · Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program Evaluation Cooperative Agreement |
| 2022-06-07 | 2022-07-27 | 50 d | HRSA-22-167 · Rural Emergency Hospital Technical Assistance Center |
| 2022-01-06 | 2022-03-08 | 61 d | HRSA-22-092 · Rural Health and Economic Development Analysis |
| 2021-12-28 | 2022-02-28 | 62 d | HRSA-22-062 · Information Services to Rural Hospital Flexibility Recipients Cooperative Agreement |
| 2021-10-20 | 2022-01-11 | 83 d | HRSA-22-094 · Rural Residency Planning and Development Program |
| 2021-04-09 | 2021-05-21 | 42 d | HRSA-21-102 · Rural Residency Planning and Development Technical Assistance Program |
| 2020-11-20 | 2021-01-29 | 70 d | HRSA-21-029 · Rapid Response Rural Data Analysis and Issue Specific Rural Research Studies |
| 2020-10-20 | 2020-12-21 | 62 d | HRSA-21-028 · Rural Health Clinic Technical Assistance Program |
| 2020-10-14 | 2020-12-14 | 61 d | HRSA-21-024 · Rural Policy Analysis Program |
| 2020-09-15 | 2020-11-17 | 63 d | HRSA-21-025 · Rural Health Research Dissemination Program |
| 2020-04-29 | 2020-07-02 | 64 d | HRSA-20-107 · Rural Residency Planning and Development Program |
| 2020-04-17 | 2020-06-16 | 60 d | HRSA-20-108 · Rural Telementoring Training Center |
| 2020-02-14 | 2020-04-17 | 63 d | HRSA-20-099 · Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project |
| 2020-02-11 | 2020-07-01 | 141 d | HRSA-20-023 · Telehealth Focused Rural Health Research Center Program |
| 2019-11-15 | 2020-02-21 | 98 d | HRSA-20-035 · Rural Health Research Center Program |
| 2019-09-11 | 2019-12-20 | 100 d | HRSA-20-085 · State Offices of Rural Health Coordination and Development Program (SORHCDP) |
| 2019-04-25 | 2019-06-10 | 46 d | HRSA-19-108 · Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Rural Centers of Excellence on Substance Use Disorders |
| 2019-03-06 | 2019-05-06 | 61 d | HRSA-19-083 · Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Evaluation |
| 2018-12-27 | 2019-03-27 | 90 d | HRSA-19-065 · Rural Health and Economic Development Analysis |
| 2018-11-30 | 2019-02-28 | 90 d | HRSA-19-021 · National Rural Health Policy, Community, and Collaboration Program |
| 2018-11-29 | 2019-03-25 | 116 d | HRSA-19-088 · Rural Residency Planning and Development Program |
| 2018-11-23 | 2019-02-22 | 91 d | HRSA-19-022 · Rural Health Innovation and Transformation Technical Assistance |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 93.155?
77% of awards go to organizations new to this program, but recipient types are not reported for most awards, so the nonprofit share is unknown. Based on 65 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $750,000. Expect about 62 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Rural Health Research Centers award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $750K; the middle half ran from $750K to $750K. 19 new awards were made, with $14M committed to them.
When does 93.155 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Nov with about 62 days to apply. The most recent round posted Jun 5, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Department of Health and Human Services (Health Resources and Services Administration). Assistance Listing 93.155 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars; the under-$1M share covers the 100% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.