Well Told Grants

Federal grant programs / Department of Health and Human Services

Disabilities Prevention (93.184)

Also known as (Disability and Health)

Disabilities Prevention (Assistance Listing 93.184) is run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $200 million in 169 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.2 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $733,973. Half of the 169 awards fell between $356,206 and $1.1 million, and they ranged from $2,261 to $47.3 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

(1) Support development, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of non-research activities aimed at reducing health disparities and improving the health of people with mobility limitations and/or intellectual disabilities (ID) across their lifespans, and (2) Develop and strengthen the capacity of state-based disability and health programs to improve the health and quality of life among people with disabilities through adaptation and implementation of evidence-based strategies in states, U.S. territories, and tribal governments.

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

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. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Check Grants.gov for any relevant NOFO information regarding processes for applying for assistance.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

National Centers on Disability: Funding range is $4,142,429 to $11,882,425. State-based Disability and Health Programs: Funding range is $165,000 to $440,000.

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, Disabilities Prevention (93.184) awarded$200 million across 169 grant awards, an average of $1.2 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Special Olympics Inc.District of Columbia1$47.3 million
University of Alabama at BirminghamAlabama3$18.1 million
The Johns Hopkins UniversityMaryland3$6.9 million
American Academy of PediatricsIllinois2$6.3 million
Massachusetts Department of Public HealthMassachusetts4$5.3 million
University of UtahUtah5$4.4 million
Michigan Department of Health and Human ServicesMichigan3$3.6 million
Utah Department of Health and Human ServicesUtah3$3.1 million
Regents of the University of MinnesotaMinnesota3$3.0 million
University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesArkansas2$2.9 million
Tennessee Department of HealthTennessee3$2.9 million
Health Research, Inc.New York2$2.9 million
Minnesota Department of HealthMinnesota5$2.7 million
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNorth Carolina3$2.6 million
National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Inc.Georgia1$2.5 million
The Ohio State UniversityOhio2$2.5 million
The Washington UniversityMissouri2$2.3 million
University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonTexas2$2.1 million
University of Wisconsin SystemWisconsin2$1.9 million
Oregon Health & Science UniversityOregon2$1.9 million

Top states: District of Columbia ($50.7 million), Alabama ($17.7 million), Illinois ($10.4 million), Georgia ($9.7 million), Tennessee ($8.5 million), New York ($7.9 million), Maryland ($7.7 million), Utah ($7.6 million), Massachusetts ($7.1 million), Texas ($6.5 million).

Who usually wins

Nonprofits received 38% of the money, colleges and universities 36% and state and local governments 25%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Nonprofits40$76.1 million38%
Colleges and universities65$71.2 million36%
State and local governments58$49.5 million25%
Other4$2.8 million1.4%
Businesses2$707,9390.4%

By state

33 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
District of Columbia6$50.7 million
Alabama3$17.7 million
Illinois7$10.4 million
Georgia10$9.7 million
Tennessee11$8.5 million
New York7$7.9 million
Maryland4$7.7 million
Utah8$7.6 million
Massachusetts7$7.1 million
Texas12$6.5 million
Minnesota9$5.9 million
North Carolina7$4.5 million
Wisconsin7$4.1 million
Missouri3$4.0 million
Michigan4$3.7 million
Arizona5$3.7 million
California6$3.6 million
Arkansas3$3.3 million
Pennsylvania6$2.7 million
New Jersey4$2.7 million
Indiana4$2.7 million
Ohio3$2.7 million
Montana2$2.3 million
Virginia3$2.0 million
Florida4$2.0 million
Oregon2$1.9 million
West Virginia2$1.9 million
Colorado3$1.9 million
Iowa2$1.8 million
New Hampshire1$1.7 million
Puerto Rico2$1.5 million
Washington2$1.4 million
Nevada2$1.3 million
Kansas2$755,389
Alaska1$616,655
South Carolina1$599,999
Kentucky1$560,820
Oklahoma1$486,728
Maine1$274,964
Rhode Island1$45,901

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