Special Projects of National Significance (93.928)
Special Projects of National Significance (Assistance Listing 93.928) is run by the Health Resources and Services Administration, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $104 million in 85 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 $308,824. Half of the 85 awards fell between $43,082 and $974,800, and they ranged from $2,000 to $19.3 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$104 million
- Grant awards85
- Typical award$308,824
- Awarded in FY 2025$21.0 million
- Size rank798 of 1824
- Type of assistanceCooperative agreements, project grants
Key findings
- Annual funding rose from $19.6 million in fiscal 2021 to $21.0 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 798th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 91% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 22 states and territories.
What the program funds
The purpose of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Part F Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) Program is to support the development of innovative models of HIV care and treatment to quickly respond to emerging needs of RWHAP clients. Through its demonstration, implementation, and health information technology projects, SPNS uses implementation science to evaluate the design, implementation, use, cost, and health-related outcomes of treatment strategies while promoting the dissemination and replication of successful interventions in the RWHAP. This unique program advances knowledge and skills in the delivery of health care, support services, and data integration to serve RWHAP priority populations. Through these special projects, RWHAP SPNS recipients implement a variety of interventions that advance public health knowledge and help to achieve the goal of ending the HIV epidemic in the United States.
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
Academic institutions, non-profit organizations including faith-based organizations, and those eligible for funding under Parts A-D authorized by Title XXVI of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act. Additionally, federally recognized Indian Tribal Governments and tribal organizations are also eligible to apply for these funds.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Proposals are expected to adequately define and justify the needs, innovative nature, and evaluation methodology of the proposed model of services. Funds shall be used to create and/or evaluate innovative models of HIV care, services, capacity development initiatives, and health information and technology data systems that would likely not exist nor be evaluated without RWHAP Part F SPNS Program support, or that would extend the care model to previously underserved or uninsured populations.
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.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Coop. Agreements: FY23 (actual): $723,253 to $4,825,00 Average: $1,836,111.44 FY24 (est.): to $4,825,000 FY25 (est.): $729,580 to $4,783,537 Project Grants: FY23 (actual): $218,591 to $300,000 FY24 (est.): $218,093.00 to $300,000 FY 25 (est.): $300,000 to $365,000
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2016: Fiscal Year 2016: Cooperative Agreements: Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Improve Health Outcomes along the HIV Care Continuum Initiative - This initiative adapted four linkage and retention interventions from prior SPNS and the Secretary's Minority AIDS Initiative Fund (SMAIF) initiatives to improve health outcomes along the HIV care continuum. The initiative is funding two cooperative agreements, a Dissemination and Evaluation Center (DEC) for five years, and an Implementation Technical Assistance Center (ITAC) for four years. The end goal of the initiative is to produce four evidence-informed Care And Treatment Interventions (CATIs) that are replicable, cost-effective, capable of producing optimal HIV care continuum outcomes, and easily adaptable to the changing health care environment. The multi-site evaluation of this initiative will take a rigorous Implementation Science (IS) approach, which places greater emphasis on evaluation of the implementation process and cost analyses of the interventions, while seeking to improve the HIV care continuum outcomes of linkage, retention, re-engagement and viral suppression among client participants.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Special Projects of National Significance (93.928) awarded$104 million across 85 grant awards, an average of $1.2 million per award.
Who usually wins
State and local governments received less than 0.1% of the money.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 83 | $104 million | 100% |
| State and local governments | 2 | $6,000 | less than 0.1% |
By state
9 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 12 | $38.4 million |
| New York | 12 | $20.1 million |
| District of Columbia | 2 | $15.0 million |
| California | 14 | $8.4 million |
| Maryland | 2 | $4.7 million |
| Illinois | 5 | $3.8 million |
| Connecticut | 4 | $3.4 million |
| Texas | 8 | $3.2 million |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | $1.2 million |
| North Carolina | 2 | $982,898 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | $973,301 |
| Florida | 3 | $908,000 |
| Colorado | 1 | $784,485 |
| Georgia | 4 | $557,887 |
| Nebraska | 1 | $308,827 |
| Indiana | 1 | $308,824 |
| New Jersey | 1 | $278,533 |
| New Mexico | 1 | $243,942 |
| Minnesota | 1 | $175,000 |
| Nevada | 1 | $175,000 |
| Louisiana | 2 | $125,689 |
| Oregon | 1 | $4,000 |