# Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) (93.822)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/93-822-health-careers-opportunity-program-hcop/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $66.3 million in 39 grants, about $1.7 million per award.

## Objectives

The Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP), also known as the National HCOP Academies, strives to develop a more competitive applicant pool to build the health professions. The Program's goal is to provide students from economically and educationally disadvantaged backgrounds who are interested in pursuing a health profession to develop the needed skills to compete for, enter, and graduate from a health or allied health professions program, graduate program in behavioral and mental health, and/or programs for the training of physician assistants. HCOP strives to improve retention, matriculation and graduation rates by implementing tailored enrichment programs designed to address the academic and social needs of trainees from disadvantaged backgrounds. It also provides opportunities for community-based health professions training, emphasizing experiences in underserved communities. HCOP focuses on three key milestones of education: (1) graduation from high school; (2) retention and graduation from college; and (3) acceptance, retention, and completion of a health career’s degree program.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $13.3 million | 22 |
| 2022 | $13.4 million | 22 |
| 2023 | $13.6 million | 24 |
| 2024 | $12.8 million | 23 |
| 2025 | $13.2 million | 22 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Hawaii | Hawaii | $3.3 million |
| University of Arizona | Arizona | $3.3 million |
| The Curators of the University of Missouri | Missouri | $3.3 million |
| Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science | California | $3.3 million |
| Purdue University | Indiana | $3.3 million |
| Emory University | Georgia | $3.3 million |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | New York | $3.3 million |
| Ru School of Osteopathic Medicine | New Jersey | $3.1 million |
| University of Illinois | Illinois | $2.0 million |
| Touro University | California | $2.0 million |
| Wayne State University | Michigan | $2.0 million |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Arkansas | $2.0 million |
| University of Tennessee | Tennessee | $2.0 million |
| D'Youville College | New York | $2.0 million |
| University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. | Kansas | $2.0 million |
| University of Washington | Washington | $2.0 million |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Inc. | New York | $2.0 million |
| University of North Texas | Texas | $2.0 million |
| Meharry Medical College | Tennessee | $1.9 million |
| Western Michigan University | Michigan | $1.9 million |