Poison Center Support and Enhancement Grant (93.253)
Poison Center Support and Enhancement Grant (Assistance Listing 93.253) is run by the Health Resources and Services Administration, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $113 million in 54 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $2.1 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $1.7 million. Half of the 54 awards fell between $1.2 million and $2.4 million, and they ranged from $397,312 to $13.6 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$113 million
- Grant awards54
- Typical award$1.7 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$22.7 million
- Size rank774 of 1824
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding rose from $21.5 million in fiscal 2021 to $22.7 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 774th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 61% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 40 states and territories.
What the program funds
The objectives are (1) to support Poison Control Centers efforts to prevent, and provide treatment recommendations, for poisonings and toxic exposures; (2) to comply with operational requirements to sustain accreditation; and/or achieve accreditation; (3) improve and enhance communications and response capability and capacity.
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
U.S. accredited Poison Control Centers. Unaccredited centers are eligible for a grant waiver if such centers can reasonably demonstrate that they will obtain such accreditation within a reasonable period of time.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Assistance provided under this program may be used to support poison centers' efforts to prevent, and provide treatment recommendations for, poisonings and toxic exposure; to conduct an evaluation of the strategies and activities undertaken within the project application; and support accreditation efforts of unaccredited centers in order to improve access to poison center services including poisoning and toxic exposure prevention education.
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. Refer to notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for details
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines
Award range and average, in the agency's words
FY 25 Range: $91,632 to $2,782,395 Average: $450,523 FY 24 Range: $91,632 to $2,782,395 Average: $459,357 FY 23 Range $91,632 to $2,782,395 Average: $450,523
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Poison Center Support and Enhancement Grant (93.253) awarded$113 million across 54 grant awards, an average of $2.1 million per award.
Who usually wins
Colleges and universities received 1.2% of the money.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 53 | $112 million | 99% |
| Colleges and universities | 1 | $1.3 million | 1.2% |
By state
37 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 1 | $13.6 million |
| Texas | 6 | $9.2 million |
| New York | 2 | $7.6 million |
| Florida | 3 | $7.0 million |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | $5.0 million |
| Illinois | 1 | $4.5 million |
| Ohio | 2 | $4.2 million |
| Colorado | 1 | $3.7 million |
| Georgia | 1 | $3.5 million |
| Michigan | 1 | $3.5 million |
| North Carolina | 2 | $3.5 million |
| New Jersey | 2 | $3.2 million |
| Massachusetts | 1 | $2.7 million |
| Minnesota | 1 | $2.6 million |
| Washington | 1 | $2.5 million |
| Indiana | 1 | $2.3 million |
| Arizona | 2 | $2.3 million |
| Tennessee | 1 | $2.3 million |
| Missouri | 1 | $2.2 million |
| Virginia | 2 | $2.2 million |
| Wisconsin | 1 | $2.1 million |
| Alabama | 1 | $1.7 million |
| Oregon | 1 | $1.7 million |
| Nebraska | 1 | $1.7 million |
| South Carolina | 1 | $1.7 million |
| Maryland | 1 | $1.6 million |
| Kentucky | 1 | $1.6 million |
| District of Columbia | 1 | $1.5 million |
| Louisiana | 1 | $1.4 million |
| Oklahoma | 1 | $1.4 million |
| Maine | 1 | $1.3 million |
| Connecticut | 1 | $1.2 million |
| Kansas | 1 | $1.1 million |
| Iowa | 1 | $1.1 million |
| Mississippi | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Arkansas | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Utah | 1 | $1.0 million |
| New Mexico | 1 | $744,260 |
| West Virginia | 1 | $548,376 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | $344,771 |