Grants / Department of Health and Human Services / Health Resources and Services Administration

Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program

Open Closes December 11, 2026 (41 days left) Opportunity HRSA-27-017

• Award ceiling$2.9 million
• Award floor$320,000
• Expected awards12
• Total funding$21.0 million
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

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Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Existing HRSA THCGME Program payment recipients must continue to meet the program's eligibility requirements to remain eligible for HRSA THCGME funding. Applicants must be community-based, ambulatory patient care centers that operate an accredited primary care residency program. They may operate individually or through a graduate medical education (GME) consortium. The residency program must be in one of the following specialties/disciplines:Family Medicine Internal Medicine Pediatrics Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Obstetrics and Gynecology Psychiatry General Dentistry Pediatric Dentistry Geriatrics Program payment recipients that fail to meet any eligibility criteria will not be considered for funding under this announcement.

Is this a realistic fit?

• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The purpose of the THCGME Program is to provide maintenance funding to support the training of residents in existing HRSA-supported primary care residency training programs in community-based ambulatory patient care centers. These programs will prepare residents to provide high-quality care, particularly in rural and medically vulnerable communities, and develop competencies to serve a wide range of populations and communities.

Category: Health.

How to apply

1. Read the full notice and attachments on Grants.gov. The notice is the official source for deadlines and requirements.
2. Make sure your organization has an active SAM.gov registration and Unique Entity ID; registration can take several weeks.
3. Register on Grants.gov and submit through Workspace before the deadline and time given in the notice. Our application guide walks through each step.

Questions go to Health Resources and Services Administration, xsantana@hrsa.gov, 301-443-7432.

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