Minority Research Grant Program (MRGP) 2025
- Posted
- January 17, 2025
- Closed
- April 1, 2025
- Award ceiling
- $212,500
- Program funding
- $1,275,000
- Expected awards
- 6
- Cost sharing
- Yes
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 93.779
- Category
- Health
- Archives
- May 1, 2025
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.779 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- −$219,675
- FY2026 obligated
- $0
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 3
No net new obligations were recorded under this listing in the window shown: downward adjustments to earlier awards offset or exceeded new awards in every year. Awards in window counts awards with at least one recorded transaction in the window, adjustments included.
Top recipients: Research Foundation of the City University of New York, Virginia Commonwealth University, Prairie View A&m University, Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education, University of Illinois
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026
Synopsis
The Minority Research Grant Program provides funding opportunities to support health equity research. The purpose of the program is to encourage innovative health services research that can directly and demonstrably contribute to improving health outcomes for people from all minority populations. This program also encourages research that focuses on reducing health disparities at the health care system-level. This research will increase interest in characterizing and analyzing the factors associated with health-related social needs.
Who can apply
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
This funding opportunity is open to the following eligible organizations: • Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) • Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) • Asian American and Native American and Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs) • Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) • Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions (ANNHs) • Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTIs) • Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs)
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