Assistance Listing 93.231
Epidemiology Program
Indian Health Service · Department of Health and Human Services
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 91% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 24 new awards in FY2022–24. The median award is $1,117,157. Expect about 60 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 71%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 10%
- 0% higher ed · 0% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $1.1M
- $867K – $1.2M middle half
- New awards, FY2024
- 24
- $23M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Mar
- irregular · 60-day window
Open right now under this program
1 opportunity · from Grants.gov, checked every 10 minutes
| Deadline | Opportunity | Expected awards |
|---|---|---|
| Forecastdeadline TBA | Tribal Epidemiology CentersHHS-2027-IHS-EPI-0001 | — |
Who won in FY2024
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board | Nonprofit | SD | 4 | $5,662,500 |
| Cherokee Nation | Tribal | OK | 3 | $5,400,000 |
| Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos INC | Tribal | NM | 3 | $5,250,000 |
| Kodiak Area Native Association | Tribal | AK | 3 | $5,250,000 |
| Modoc Nation | Tribal | OK | 3 | $5,250,000 |
| Ponca Tribe of Nebraska | Tribal | NE | 3 | $4,344,525 |
| Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma | Tribal | OK | 3 | $3,073,500 |
| Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska | Tribal | NE | 2 | $4,200,000 |
| Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium | Nonprofit | AK | 2 | $4,200,000 |
| Bakersfield American Indian Health Project | Nonprofit | CA | 2 | $4,200,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 113 | $188M | $1.9M | $1.1M – $2.1M |
| 2024 | 24 | $23M | $1.1M | $867K – $1.2M |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | forecast | — | HHS-2027-IHS-EPI-0001 · Tribal Epidemiology Centers |
| 2026-05-14 | 2026-07-13 | 60 d | HHS-2026-IHS-EP1-0001 · Epidemiology Program for American Indian/Alaska Native Tribes and Urban Indian Communities |
| 2024-03-27 | 2024-05-14 | 48 d | HS-U1B3I-24-001 · Native Public Health Resilience Planning |
| 2024-03-27 | 2024-05-14 | 48 d | HS-U1B2I-24-001 · Native Public Health Resilience |
| 2024-03-14 | 2024-05-14 | 61 d | HHS-2024-IHS-NPHR-0001 · Native Public Health Resilience |
| 2024-03-14 | 2024-05-14 | 61 d | HHS-2024-IHS-NPHRP-0001 · Native Public Health Resilience Planning |
| 2021-07-30 | 2021-09-01 | 33 d | HHS-2021-IHS-EPI-0001 · Epidemiology Program for American Indian/Alaska Native Tribes and Urban Indian Communities |
| 2019-08-06 | 2019-09-05 | 30 d | HHS-2019-IHS-EPI-0001 · Epidemiology Program, Ending the HIV Epidemic in Indian Country, competing supplement 1 |
| 2019-08-06 | 2019-09-05 | 30 d | HHS-2019-IHS-EPI-0002 · Epidemiology Program, Ending the HIV Epidemic in Indian Country, competing supplement 2 |
| 2018-08-15 | 2018-09-12 | 28 d | HHS-2018-IHS-EPI-0001 · Epidemiology Program for American Indian/Alaska Native Tribes and Urban Indian Communities, Cancer Activities |
| 2018-08-15 | 2018-09-12 | 28 d | HHS-2018-IHS-EPI-0002 · Epidemiology Program for American Indian/Alaska Native Tribes and Urban Indian Communities, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever |
| 2017-08-16 | 2017-09-19 | 34 d | HHS-2017-IHS-EPI-0001 · Epidemiology Program for American Indian/Alaska Native Tribes and Urban Indian Communities - Competing Supplement |
| 2016-04-19 | 2016-06-21 | 63 d | HHS-2016-IHS-EPI-0001 · Epidemiology Program for American Indian/Alaska Native Tribes and Urban Indian Communities |
| 2011-06-03 | 2011-07-15 | 42 d | HHS-2011-IHS-EPI-0001 · Epidemiology Program for American Indian/Alaska Native Tribes and Urban Indian Communities |
| 2010-08-19 | 2010-09-15 | 27 d | HHS-2010-IHS-MHCEP-0001 · Project Choices Pilot Implementation and Evaluation Program for American Indian and Alaska Native Women |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 93.231?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 91% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 24 new awards in FY2022–24. The median award is $1,117,157. Expect about 60 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Epidemiology Program award?
In FY2024 the median new award was $1.1M; the middle half ran from $867K to $1.2M. 24 new awards were made, with $23M committed to them.
When does 93.231 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Mar with about 60 days to apply. The most recent round posted May 14, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Department of Health and Human Services (Indian Health Service). Assistance Listing 93.231 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.