Assistance Listing 93.251
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention
Health Resources and Services Administration · Department of Health and Human Services
The verdict for a small nonprofit
75% 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 8 new awards in FY2021–24. The median award is $929,802. Expect about 90 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 75%
- 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
- $930K
- $775K – $1.2M middle half
- New awards, FY2024
- 7
- $7.9M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Aug
- irregular · 90-day window
Open right now under this program
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Who won in FY2024
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallaudet University | Other | DC | 1 | $2,337,500 |
| Department of Human Services Colorado | Other | CO | 1 | $1,815,000 |
| Norcal Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing | Other | CA | 1 | $1,804,999 |
| The University of South Dakota | Other | SD | 1 | $1,804,846 |
| Department of Health | Other | AS | 1 | $1,768,372 |
| Hands & Voices, INC. | Other | IL | 1 | $1,403,000 |
| American Academy of Pediatrics | Other | IL | 1 | $934,500 |
| Hawaii Department of Health | Other | HI | 1 | $929,802 |
| Health and Human Services, Maine Department of | Other | ME | 1 | $780,000 |
| State of Rhode Island Department of Health | Other | RI | 1 | $770,107 |
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 | 4 | $7.2M | $1.8M | $1.8M – $1.8M |
| 2023 | 1 | $651K | $651K | $651K – $651K |
| 2024 | 7 | $7.9M | $930K | $775K – $1.2M |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-08 | 2023-11-06 | 90 d | HRSA-24-035 · Early Hearing Detection and Intervention National Network |
| 2023-08-08 | 2023-11-06 | 90 d | HRSA-24-036 · Early Hearing Detection and Intervention State/Territory Program |
| 2019-08-06 | 2019-11-08 | 94 d | HRSA-20-051 · Family Leadership in Language and Learning Center |
| 2019-07-24 | 2019-11-08 | 107 d | HRSA-20-048 · Early Hearing Detection and Intervention National Technical Resource Center |
| 2019-07-10 | 2019-11-08 | 121 d | HRSA-20-047 · Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program |
| 2016-08-15 | 2016-10-14 | 60 d | HRSA-17-061 · Family Leadership in Language and Learning (FL3) |
| 2016-08-15 | 2016-10-14 | 60 d | HRSA-17-059 · Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention Program |
| 2014-09-10 | 2014-11-10 | 61 d | HRSA-15-085 · National Technical Resource Center for Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention |
| 2014-09-10 | 2014-11-10 | 61 d | HRSA-15-075 · Reducing Loss to Follow-up after Failure to Pass Newborn Hearing Screening |
| 2014-02-12 | 2014-03-24 | 40 d | HRSA-14-104 · Reducing Loss to Follow-up after Failure to Pass Newborn Hearing Screening |
| 2013-10-28 | 2013-12-27 | 60 d | HRSA-14-006 · Reducing Loss to Follow-up after Failure to Pass Newborn Hearing Screening |
| 2012-02-13 | 2012-03-16 | 32 d | HRSA-12-153 · Reducing Loss to Follow-up after Failure to Pass Newborn Hearing Screening |
| 2011-09-02 | 2011-10-28 | 56 d | HRSA-12-047 · Reducing Loss to Follow-up after Failure to Pass Newborn Hearing Screening |
| 2011-02-14 | 2011-04-14 | 59 d | HRSA-11-038 · Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention |
| 2010-09-21 | 2010-12-03 | 73 d | HRSA-11-039 · Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention |
| 2009-12-29 | 2010-03-01 | 62 d | HRSA-10-059 · National Resource Center for Hearing Screening and Intervention in Newborns |
| 2009-03-18 | 2009-05-08 | 51 d | HRSA-09-142 · Reducing Loss to Followup After Failure to Pass Newborn Hearing Screening |
| 2008-10-17 | 2008-11-28 | 42 d | HRSA-09-141 · Reducing Loss to Followup after Failure to Pass Newborn Hearing Screening |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 93.251?
75% 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 8 new awards in FY2021–24. The median award is $929,802. Expect about 90 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Early Hearing Detection and Intervention award?
In FY2024 the median new award was $930K; the middle half ran from $775K to $1.2M. 7 new awards were made, with $7.9M committed to them.
When does 93.251 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Aug with about 90 days to apply. The most recent round posted Aug 8, 2023.
Who runs this program?
Department of Health and Human Services (Health Resources and Services Administration). Assistance Listing 93.251 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. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.