ClosedOpportunity HRSA-23-124

Medical Student Education Program

Health Resources and Services Administration · Department of Health and Human Services

At a glance

Medical Student Education Program is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (Department of Health and Human Services). The application deadline was July 14, 2023. Individual awards are listed as $1M – $4M, with about 12 awards expected and $48M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include public colleges & universities, private colleges & universities and others (see notice). Cost sharing or matching is required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 93.680 (Medical Student Education).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Jun 9, 2023Posted
Jul 14, 2023Application deadline

Posted: Jun 9, 2023
Close date: Jul 14, 2023
Award floor: $1,000,000
Award ceiling: $4,000,000
Est. total funding: $48,000,000
Expected awards: 12
Cost sharing: Required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Public colleges & universities
Private colleges & universities
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Per statute, funds must be awarded to public institutions of higher education in states in the top quintile of states with a projected primary care provider shortage in 2025. HRSA has determined that the eligible applicants for this funding opportunity are limited to accredited public colleges of medicine in Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Utah, Arkansas, Missouri, and Indiana. The State-Level Projections of Supply and Demand for Primary Care Practitioners: 2013-2025 indicate there are 37 states with a shortage in 2025.13 The top quintile of 37 states is 7.4. However, because the difference in adequacy scores between the seventh and eighth position was less than one percentage point, HRSA made a decision to include the top eight states: Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Utah, Arkansas, Missouri, and Indiana. HRSA then identified accredited Osteopathic and Allopathic medical schools in those eight states using the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) and Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), selecting only those that identified as public, non-profit colleges of medicine. This resulted in 12 public, non-profit colleges of medicine within the eight states that are potentially eligible for MSE funding. HRSA has identified the following accredited public colleges of medicine in these eight states in the table below.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text

501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status

Matched from the wording above by GrantsJunction — confirm in the full announcement.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Medical Student Education (MSE) Program.
The purpose of the MSE program is to provide support to public medical schools in the top quintile of states with a projected primary care provider shortage in 20252 to expand or support education for medical students preparing to become physicians. This expansion can include funding for pre-entry programs and direct student support which help students be successful in medical school, as well as for infrastructure development, maintenance, equipment, and minor renovations or alterations. The program is designed to prepare and encourage medical students in these schools to choose residencies and careers in primary care and serve tribal, rural, and/or medically underserved communities in those states after they graduate from residency.
This will be accomplished by supporting the development of premedical school programs and medical school curricula, clinical training site partnerships, and faculty training programs that encourage students to choose further study in medicine and educate medical students who are likely to choose career paths in primary care, especially for tribal, rural, and/or medically underserved communities.
The goal of the program is to increase the number of primary care physicians practicing in the top quintile of states with a projected primary care provider shortage in 2025.
Program Objectives
1. Recruit, retain, and graduate medical students from tribal, rural, and/or medically underserved communities who are interested in practicing in these areas following residency training.
2. Increase the number of medical school graduates who select residency programs in family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, or combination of internal medicine and general pediatrics to increase the primary care physician workforce in tribal, rural, and medically underserved communities.
3. Develop or enhance strategic partnerships, including one or more rotations in primary care such as at a Teaching Health Center or community-based setting, to collaborate on educational and training activities for the medical students.
For more details, see Program Requirements and Expectations.

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

HRSA-23-124 Notice of Funding OpportunityFull Announcement · BHW HRSA-23-124 (T99) MSE_FINAL.pdfPDF · 468 KB

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

93.680Medical Student EducationProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 93.680

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$59.6M

FY25

$59.6M

FY26

$60M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.680. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Health Resources and Services Administration
MSENOFO@HRSA.GOV
301-443-7432

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Medical Student Education Program”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Public colleges & universities, Private colleges & universities and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Medical Student Education Program”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $1m – $4m, total estimated program funding is $48,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 12 awards.

How do I apply for “Medical Student Education Program”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity HRSA-23-124), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

ForecastedALN 93.255