AHRQ Small Health Services Research Grant Program (R03)
- Posted
- February 6, 2024
- Closed
- March 25, 2026
- Award ceiling
- $100,000
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 93.226
- Category
- Health
- Archives
- March 26, 2026
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.226 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $90.8M
- FY2026 obligated
- $42M
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 386
Top recipients: The Johns Hopkins University, Brigham & Womens Hospital Inc, Regents of the University of Michigan, The Regents of the University of Colorado, Regents of the University of California, San Francisco, the
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to seek health services research grant applications focused on AHRQ research priorities, including improving healthcare quality and patient safety, improving healthcare delivery and practice improvement, and enhancing whole-person healthcare delivery. AHRQ supports research in all healthcare settings, including the hospital, long-term care, ambulatory care, home healthcare, pharmacy, and care transitions between settings. Research may involve many partners and other groups, including patients, families, clinicians, non-clinical healthcare staff, policymakers, payers, healthcare organizations, providers and accreditors, local and State governments, the Federal Government, and others.
Who can apply
- Small businesses
- State governments
- Independent school districts
- County governments
- City or township governments
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Private institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Special district governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.
The official record
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