# Centers of Excellence (93.157)

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Centers of Excellence is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $123 million in 39 grants, about $3.1 million per award.

## Objectives

The goal of this program is to assist eligible schools in supporting programs of excellence in health professions education for underrepresented minority (URM) individuals. The Centers of Excellence (COE) program is a catalyst for institutionalizing a commitment to underrepresented minority (URM) students/faculty and to serve as a national resource and educational center for diversity and minority health issues. Additionally, the COE program will help to strengthen the national capacity to produce a culturally competent healthcare workforce whose diversity is representative of the United States population.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $22.2 million | 20 |
| 2022 | $22.7 million | 21 |
| 2023 | $26.0 million | 27 |
| 2024 | $25.1 million | 28 |
| 2025 | $26.7 million | 26 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Meharry Medical College | Tennessee | $29.7 million |
| Tuskegee University | Alabama | $14.7 million |
| Xavier University of Louisiana | Louisiana | $14.4 million |
| Howard University | District of Columbia | $6.0 million |
| The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco | California | $3.4 million |
| University of Hawaii | Hawaii | $3.4 million |
| Oregon Health & Science University | Oregon | $3.4 million |
| University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus | Puerto Rico | $3.3 million |
| Texas a & M University System Health Science Center | Texas | $3.3 million |
| University of New Mexico | New Mexico | $2.7 million |
| Loma Linda University | California | $2.7 million |
| University of North Texas | Texas | $2.7 million |
| Oklahoma State University | Oklahoma | $2.7 million |
| The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | Texas | $2.7 million |
| Touro University | New York | $2.6 million |
| Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | Texas | $2.6 million |
| The Research Foundation for the State University of New York | New York | $2.6 million |
| University of California, Los Angeles | California | $2.5 million |
| Rutgers the State University of New Jersey | New Jersey | $2.2 million |
| University of Illinois | Illinois | $2.1 million |

## Open opportunities

- [Centers of Excellence (COE)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hrsa-27-062-centers-of-excellence-coe/), closes not stated