# Minority Research Grant Program 2024

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/cms-1w1-24-001-minority-research-grant-program-2024/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/349641

> Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services offered grants of up to $250,000 to colleges and universities. It expected to make about 5 awards. Applications closed on June 3, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | CMS-1W1-24-001 |
| Agency | Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 3, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $250,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 5 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.779 |

## Who can apply

- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education

This funding opportunity is open to the following eligible entities: 1) Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), 2) Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), 3) Asian American and Native American and Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), 4) Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), 5) Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions (ANNHs), 6) Native American-Serving Non-Tribal Institutions (NASNTIs), or 7) Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs).

## What the grant funds

The Minority Research Grant Program, authorized under Section 1110 of the Social Security Act, provides funding opportunities to support health equity research. The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to encourage innovative health services research that can directly and demonstrably contribute to the improvement of health outcomes for people from all minority populations. Eligible applicants are: 1) Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), 2) Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), 3) Asian American and Native American and Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), 4) Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), 5) Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions (ANNHs), 6) Native American-Serving Non-Tribal Institutions (NASNTIs), or 7) Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs). This program also encourages research that focuses on the reduction of health disparities at the health care system-level. Such research will stimulate interest in the characterization and inferential analysis of determining factors associated with health-related social needs and to provide funding in this area. A single institution may submit more than one application for consideration, provided that each application is scientifically distinct.

## Questions people ask

### Is CMS-1W1-24-001 still open?

No. It closed on June 3, 2024.

### Who can apply for Minority Research Grant Program 2024?

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services accepted applications from colleges and universities. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Minority Research Grant Program 2024?

Closed June 3, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $250,000 each.

### Who has won Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Research, Demonstrations and Evaluations grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Virginia Commonwealth University, University of New Mexico, California State University San Marcos Corp. The program made 17 awards worth $6.9 million in that time.