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Federal grant programs / Department of Health and Human Services

Preventive Medicine Residency (93.117)

Also known as Preventive Medicine Residency Program (PMR)

Preventive Medicine Residency (Assistance Listing 93.117) is run by the Health Resources and Services Administration, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $33.4 million in 36 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $928,159 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $798,676. Half of the 36 awards fell between $768,011 and $1.2 million, and they ranged from $471,503 to $1.2 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

Grants are intended to promote postgraduate medical education in the specialty of preventive medicine. Preventive Medicine is the specialty of medical practice which focuses on the health of individuals and defined populations in order to protect, promote, and maintain health and well-being and prevent disease, disability and premature death. Preventive medicine training includes direct patient care, biostatistics, epidemiology, social and behavioral sciences, health services administration, environmental health sciences, and practicing prevention in clinical medicine. It is one of the 40 medical specialties recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties. Preventive Medicine encompasses three areas of specialization: (1) Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, (2) Occupational Medicine, and (3) Aerospace Medicine.

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

Eligible Preventive Medicine Residency program grants are: (a) an accredited school of public health or school of medicine or osteopathic medicine; (b) an accredited public or private nonprofit hospital; (c) a State, local or tribal health department; or (d) a consortium of two or more eligible entities as describe in items a, b, or c. Eligible applicants include public and private nonprofit entities. Faith-based and community-based organizations, Tribes, and tribal organizations are eligible to apply if they meet the eligibility requirements specified in items a through d. Refer to the relevant Notice of Funding Opportunity for more specific information regarding eligibility. Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Government and Native American Organizations may apply if they are otherwise eligible.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Awards are intended to assist in meeting the costs of planning and developing new preventive medicine programs; maintaining or improving existing residency training programs in preventive medicine and providing financial assistance to medical residents enrolled in such programs. The applicants are required to propose a plan for evaluating any improvements in the educational program, such as the effect of the interventions on the knowledge, skills, and practices of the residents. Grants may not be used for construction or for the provision of direct patient services.;

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details. The recipient must agree to maintain non-federal funding for grant activities at a level which is not less than expenditures for such activities during the fiscal year prior to receiving the award.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines

Award range and average, in the agency's words

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: FY 2023 Range: $160,161 to $400,000; Average award: $368,218 FY 2024 Range: 152,111 to $395,694; Average Award: $362,759 FY 2025 Range est: $159,231 to $400,000; Average Award $367,537.68

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, Preventive Medicine Residency (93.117) awarded $33.4 million across 36 grant awards, an average of $928,159 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
The Regents of the University of California, San FranciscoCalifornia3$2.9 million
University of California, Los AngelesCalifornia2$2.0 million
University of New MexicoNew Mexico2$2.0 million
University of California, San DiegoCalifornia2$2.0 million
The Research Foundation for the State University of New YorkNew York2$2.0 million
MainehealthMaine2$2.0 million
University of Mississippi Medical CenterMississippi2$1.9 million
Regents of the University of MichiganMichigan2$1.9 million
The Griffin HospitalConnecticut2$1.9 million
The Morehouse School of Medicine, Inc.Georgia2$1.8 million
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNorth Carolina2$1.8 million
Loma Linda UniversityCalifornia1$1.2 million
The Johns Hopkins UniversityMaryland1$1.2 million
Boston Medical Center CorporationMassachusetts1$1.2 million
University of Wisconsin SystemWisconsin1$1.2 million
The University of Texas Health Science Center at TylerTexas1$802,657
The Regents of the University of ColoradoColorado1$797,785
The Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania1$794,480
West Virginia University Research CorporationWest Virginia1$780,140
Emory UniversityGeorgia1$769,571

Top states: California ($8.9 million), New York ($3.2 million), Georgia ($2.6 million), New Mexico ($2.0 million), Maine ($2.0 million), Mississippi ($1.9 million), Michigan ($1.9 million), Connecticut ($1.9 million), North Carolina ($1.8 million), Maryland ($1.2 million).

Who usually wins

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Other36$33.7 million100%

By state

12 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
California9$8.9 million
New York4$3.2 million
Georgia3$2.6 million
New Mexico2$2.0 million
Maine2$2.0 million
Mississippi2$1.9 million
Michigan2$1.9 million
Connecticut2$1.9 million
North Carolina2$1.8 million
Maryland1$1.2 million
Massachusetts1$1.2 million
Wisconsin1$1.2 million
Texas1$802,657
Colorado1$797,785
Pennsylvania1$794,480
West Virginia1$780,140
New Jersey1$711,722

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