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HHS Grants 2026 — U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

HHS is the largest grant-making agency in the federal government, distributing over $600 billion annually through agencies like NIH, CDC, SAMHSA, ACF, and HRSA. Grants support public health, biomedical research, mental health services, substance abuse prevention, community health centers, and social services.

HHS currently has 4 active grant opportunities tracked in GrantSonar, with a median award ceiling of varied funding levels.

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Open Grants

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Median Award Ceiling

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Top Focus Areas

What HHS Funds Most Often

Health and Human Services DepartmentHealth Resources and Services AdministrationChildren and Families AdministrationSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Common Eligible Applicants

Eligibility patterns will populate as more grants are tracked.

Active HHS Grant Opportunities

Health and Human Services Department; Health Resources and Services Administration
Health and Human Services DepartmentHealth Resources and Services Administration

Health centers with a current period of performance of January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2026; February 1, 2023, through January 31, 2027; or Marc…

Health and Human Services Department; Children and Families Administration
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration

ANA is issuing final interpretive rules, general statements of policy, and rules of agency organization, procedure, or practice relating to the follow…

Health and Human Services Department
Health and Human Services Department

The EHIgnite Challenge addresses data usability challenges in single patient electronic health information (EHI) exports. This challenge seeks to ince…

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How to Apply for HHS Grants

  1. 1. Review the NOFO or program guidance carefully and confirm your organization type is eligible.
  2. 2. Prepare entity registrations and compliance materials such as SAM.gov, UEI, indirect cost documentation, and governing documents.
  3. 3. Use GrantSonar to monitor deadlines, compare opportunities, and prioritize the best-fit programs before submission.

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HHS grants: common questions

How many HHS grants are available right now?

GrantSonar is tracking 4 open HHS grants as of today. That count reflects opportunities that are currently accepting applications — closed rounds and award announcements are excluded, which is why it is smaller than the headline figures some directories advertise. Federal, state and foundation sources are re-ingested daily.

Who funds HHS grants?

The most active funders behind the 4 open HHS grants on this page are U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Foundation funders are profiled from public IRS Form 990 / 990-PF filings, so you can see a funder's actual past giving rather than only its stated priorities.

Who is eligible for HHS grants?

Eligibility for HHS grants varies by opportunity, but the listings on this page are open to nonprofits, government agencies, school districts and other eligible organizations. Each listing states its own eligible applicant types, and GrantSonar filters your matches against your organization type, geography and programs so ineligible opportunities are demoted rather than surfaced.

When are the deadlines for HHS grants?

Deadlines differ per opportunity and some are rolling with no fixed close date. Every listing on this page shows its own close date where the funder publishes one, and GrantSonar re-checks source pages so a deadline that moves is picked up rather than left stale.

Is there a free way to search HHS grants?

Yes. This page is free to browse with no account. A free GrantSonar account additionally matches these HHS grants against your organization's profile and eligibility, so you get a ranked shortlist rather than a list you filter by hand.

How often is this list of HHS grants updated?

Daily. Federal, state and foundation sources are re-ingested every day, duplicate listings are collapsed onto a canonical record, and listing URLs are checked for rot — a stale catalogue is worse than a smaller current one, so dead links are flagged rather than left to look live.