Federal grant programs / Department of Health and Human Services

Community Programs to Improve Minority Health (93.137)

Also known as Minority Health Community Programs

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$440 million
• Grant awards224
• Typical award$1.3 million
• Awarded in FY 2025$15.6 million
• Size rank402 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceProject grants

Key findings

• Annual funding fell from $305 million in fiscal 2021 to $15.6 million in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 402nd largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 20 largest recipients received 31% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 42 states and territories.

What the program funds

Support public and private evidence-based interventions and innovative models to improve the health outcomes of racial and ethnic minority communities. Conduct policy demonstrations which coordinate integrated services, community-outreach and systems navigation to improve access to care for minorities and disenfranchised communities.

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

Any private nonprofit or public entity located in a State is eligible to apply for an award under this NOFO. “State” includes, in addition to the several States, only the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. (42 U.S.C. § 201(f) (PHS Act, Section 2(f)); see also, 45 C.F.R. § 75.2). Eligible entities include private nonprofit or public faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, and American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander organizations.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Funds will be awarded to eligible organizations to the goals and objectives explained in the Notice of Funding Opportunity. Direct and Indirect Costs proposed and, if successful, charged to the award must meet the cost requirements of 45 C.F.R. part 75 “Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for HHS Awards,” Subpart E—Cost Principles. Salary Rate Limitation, each year’s appropriations act limits the salary rate that we may award and a recipient may charge to HHS/OASH grants and cooperative agreements. Recipients should not budget award funds to pay the salary of an individual at a rate in excess of Federal Executive Pay Scale Executive Level II.;

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

Per 12 month Budget period: FY2023 Awards ranged from $250,000 to $2,000,000. FY2024 Awards ranged from $310,000 to $2,000,000. FY2025 Proposed Awards range from $425,000 to $2,000,000.

Examples of funded projects

Fiscal Year2025: Projected: Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity. National Lupus Outreach and Clinical Trial Education Program. Health Equity Leadership Development Initiative. Healthy Families Community-Based Perinatal Health Initiative. Healthy People 2030 Leading Health Indicators Initiative. Demonstrations Reducing Dementia Disparities. Innovative Approaches for Reducing Disparities in Kidney Health National Coordinating Center for Language Access Services. Promoting Access with a Language Services Assistance Symbol.

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

Who usually wins

State and local governments received 50% of the money, nonprofits 33% and colleges and universities 11%.

By state

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

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