Well Told Grants

Federal grant programs / Department of Health and Human Services

Advancing System Improvements for Key Issues in Women's Health (93.088)

Also known as Improving Health of Women and Girls

Advancing System Improvements for Key Issues in Women's Health (Assistance Listing 93.088) is run by the Office of Assistant Secretary for Health, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $51.9 million in 35 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.5 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $1.4 million. Half of the 35 awards fell between $810,000 and $1.5 million, and they ranged from $206,538 to $9.6 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

To promote program and systems innovation, policy and performance management, and strategic communications that will advance improvement for key issues in women's health. Programs will use evidence-based methodologies to support model programs, inform and advance policies, and educate the public and professionals. Evaluation and outcomes reporting will be integral activities.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Nonprofit organizations may be required to provide evidence of tax-exempt status. When projects involve the collaborative efforts of more than one organization or require the use of services or facilities not under the direct control of the applicant, written assurances of specific support or agreements may be required from the affected parties.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Funds may be used to implement evidence-based strategies to achieve program objectives. Applicants should identify, test, evaluate, and promote effective, sustainable programs, policies and strategic communications for women and girls. Funds are to support reasonable program purposes including staffing, supplies, and services. Any restrictions on costs are described in the Notice of Funding Opportunity.

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

Awards typically range from $300,000 to$1,000,000 per year.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Advancing System Improvements for Key Issues in Women's Health (93.088) awarded$51.9 million across 35 grant awards, an average of $1.5 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Jsi Research & Training Institute IncMassachusetts1$9.6 million
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginia2$3.5 million
Pacific Institute for Research & EvaluationMaryland1$2.3 million
George Mason UniversityVirginia2$2.1 million
The Hektoen Institute for Medical ResearchIllinois1$2.1 million
University of Mississippi Medical CenterMississippi1$2.1 million
Texas a & M University System Health Science CenterTexas1$1.7 million
The Regents of the University of ColoradoColorado2$1.5 million
The University of Kentucky Research FoundationKentucky1$1.5 million
Virginia Department of HealthVirginia1$1.5 million
The Family Tree Information, Education, and Counseling CenterLouisiana1$1.5 million
State of Rhode Island Department of HealthRhode Island1$1.5 million
Indiana Department of HealthIndiana1$1.5 million
Tennessee Department of HealthTennessee1$1.5 million
City of PhiladelphiaPennsylvania1$1.5 million
Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence IncConnecticut1$1.5 million
Kansas Department of Health & EnvironmentKansas1$1.5 million
Minnesota Department of HealthMinnesota1$1.4 million
The Washington UniversityMissouri1$1.4 million
Louisiana Department of HealthLouisiana1$1.4 million

Top states: Massachusetts ($11.5 million), Virginia ($7.0 million), Texas ($3.1 million), Louisiana ($2.9 million), Pennsylvania ($2.4 million), Maryland ($2.3 million), Illinois ($2.1 million), Mississippi ($2.1 million), New Jersey ($1.6 million), Colorado ($1.5 million).

Who usually wins

Nonprofits received 43% of the money, colleges and universities 30% and state and local governments 27%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Nonprofits11$22.3 million43%
Colleges and universities13$15.9 million30%
State and local governments11$14.0 million27%

By state

20 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
Massachusetts3$11.5 million
Virginia5$7.0 million
Texas4$3.1 million
Louisiana2$2.9 million
Pennsylvania2$2.4 million
Maryland1$2.3 million
Illinois1$2.1 million
Mississippi1$2.1 million
New Jersey2$1.6 million
Colorado2$1.5 million
Indiana1$1.5 million
Rhode Island1$1.5 million
Kansas1$1.5 million
Connecticut1$1.5 million
Tennessee1$1.5 million
Kentucky1$1.4 million
Minnesota1$1.4 million
Missouri1$1.4 million
Hawaii1$1.3 million
Alaska1$1.3 million
North Carolina1$766,366
California1$601,844

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.