Assistance Listing 93.779
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Research, Demonstrations and Evaluations
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Department of Health and Human Services
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 88% of awards go to universities and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 9 new awards in FY2022–24. The median award is $237,500. Expect about 64 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 100%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 12%
- 88% higher ed · 0% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $238K
- $237K – $238K middle half
- New awards, FY2024
- 6
- $1.4M committed to them
- Usually posts
- May
- annual · 64-day window
Open right now under this program
Nothing open · from Grants.gov, checked every 10 minutes
Who won in FY2024
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Higher ed | VA | 1 | $3,280,362 |
| University of New Mexico | Higher ed | NM | 1 | $333,333 |
| California State University San Marcos Corp | Nonprofit | CA | 1 | $333,331 |
| Prairie View A&M University | Higher ed | TX | 1 | $330,240 |
| University of Hawaii | Higher ed | HI | 1 | $327,839 |
| Morgan State University | Higher ed | MD | 1 | $306,191 |
| Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education | Higher ed | NV | 1 | $244,551 |
| Research Foundation of the City University of New York | Higher ed | NY | 1 | $237,500 |
| San Diego State University Foundation | Higher ed | CA | 1 | $237,500 |
| Alamo Community College District | Higher ed | TX | 1 | $237,500 |
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 | 3 | $537K | $169K | $146K – $207K |
| 2022 | 5 | $4.2M | $328K | $114K – $330K |
| 2023 | 3 | $973K | $333K | $320K – $333K |
| 2024 | 6 | $1.4M | $238K | $237K – $238K |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-17 | 2025-04-01 | 74 d | CMS-1W1-25-001 · Minority Research Grant Program (MRGP) 2025 |
| 2024-04-01 | 2024-06-03 | 63 d | CMS-1W1-24-001 · Minority Research Grant Program 2024 |
| 2023-05-11 | 2023-07-12 | 62 d | CMS-1W1-23-001 · Minority Research Grant Program (MRGP) |
| 2022-05-31 | 2022-08-03 | 64 d | CMS-1W1-22-001 · Minority Research Grant Program (MRGP) |
| 2021-03-19 | 2021-06-11 | 84 d | CMS-1W1-21-002 · Minority Research Grant Program |
| 2020-02-21 | 2020-06-16 | 116 d | CMS-1W1-20-001 · Minority Research Grant Program |
| 2019-05-03 | 2019-06-03 | 31 d | CMS-1C0-19-001 · Medicare Model Guidelines, Version 8 |
| 2019-04-19 | 2019-06-17 | 59 d | CMS-1W1-19-002 · Minority Research Grant Program |
| 2018-05-08 | 2018-06-28 | 51 d | CMS-1W1-18-001 · Minority Research Grant Program |
| 2017-06-09 | 2017-07-10 | 31 d | CMS-1I0-17-001 · Grants to Support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Health Services Research Grant Program |
| 2017-06-09 | 2017-07-10 | 31 d | CMS-1H0-17-001 · Grants to Support the Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program |
| 2016-04-19 | 2016-06-29 | 71 d | CMS-1H0-16-001 · Grants to Support the Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program |
| 2016-04-19 | 2016-06-28 | 70 d | CMS-1I0-16-001 · Grants to Support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Health Services Research Grant Program |
| 2015-06-09 | 2015-08-10 | 62 d | CMS-1I0-15-001 · Grants to Support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Health Services Research Grant Program |
| 2015-06-09 | 2015-08-11 | 63 d | CMS-1H0-15-001 · Grants to Support the Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program |
| 2014-06-19 | 2014-07-22 | 33 d | CMS-1I0-14-001 · Grants to Support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Health Services Research Grant Program |
| 2014-06-19 | 2014-07-21 | 32 d | CMS-1H0-14-001 · Grants to Support the Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program |
| 2013-06-07 | 2013-07-09 | 32 d | CMS-1H0-13-001 · Grants to Support the Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program |
| 2013-06-07 | 2013-07-08 | 31 d | CMS-1I0-13-001 · Grants to Support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Health Services Research Grant Program |
| 2012-05-17 | 2012-06-20 | 34 d | CMS-1H0-12-001 · Grants to Support the Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program |
| 2012-05-17 | 2012-06-19 | 33 d | CMS-1I0-12-001 · Grants to Support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Health Services |
| 2011-07-15 | 2011-08-15 | 31 d | CMS-1L0-12-001 · Real Choice Systems Change Grant Building Sustainable Partnerships for Housing |
| 2011-05-16 | 2011-06-23 | 38 d | CMS-1H0-11-001 · Grants to Support the Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program |
| 2011-05-16 | 2011-06-21 | 36 d | CMS-1I0-11-001 · Grants to Support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Health Services |
| 2010-04-16 | 2010-06-22 | 67 d | CMS-1I0-10-011 · Grants to Support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Health Serv |
| 2010-04-16 | 2010-06-24 | 69 d | CMS-1H0-10-011 · Grants to Support the Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program |
| 2009-12-15 | 2010-02-16 | 63 d | HHS-2010-CMS-CONT-SHIP · STATE HEALTH INSURANCE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SHIP) |
| 2009-04-02 | 2009-06-24 | 83 d | HHS-2009-CMS-HHS-0005 · Grants to Support the Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program |
| 2009-04-02 | 2009-05-26 | 54 d | HHS-2009-CMS-CEA-0007 · FY 2009 CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS (CEA) |
| 2009-04-02 | 2009-06-23 | 82 d | HHS-2009-CMS-HBCU-0006 · Grants to Support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities |
| 2008-09-04 | 2009-01-15 | 133 d | HHS-2009-CMS-LTCAC-0003 · FY 2009 Own Your Future Long-Term Care Awareness Campaign Cooperative Agreements |
| 2008-04-23 | 2008-06-26 | 64 d | HHS-2008-CMS-HBCU-0006 · Grants to Support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Health Services Research Grant Program |
| 2008-04-23 | 2008-06-26 | 64 d | HHS-2008-CMS-HHS-0007 · Grants to Support the Hispanic Health Sciences Research Grant Program |
| 2008-04-16 | 2008-07-17 | 92 d | HHS-2008-CMS-RCS-0009 · Combined Real Choice Systems Change and Aging and Disability Resource Center/Area Agency on Aging Grants |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 93.779?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 88% of awards go to universities and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 9 new awards in FY2022–24. The median award is $237,500. Expect about 64 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Research, Demonstrations and Evaluations award?
In FY2024 the median new award was $238K; the middle half ran from $237K to $238K. 6 new awards were made, with $1.4M committed to them.
When does 93.779 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in May with about 64 days to apply. The most recent round posted Jan 17, 2025.
Who runs this program?
Department of Health and Human Services (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services). Assistance Listing 93.779 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.