ForecastedOpportunity HRSA-27-017

Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program

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

At a glance

Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program is a forecasted federal grant opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (Department of Health and Human Services). The agency's forecast estimates an application due date of September 29, 2026; forecast dates can change. Individual awards are listed as $320K – $2.88M, with about 12 awards expected and $21M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 93.530 (Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Payment).

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

Key facts

Jul 8, 2026Forecast posted
Jul 31, 2026 (est.)Full notice expected
Sep 29, 2026 (est.)Application deadline
Jun 1, 2027 (est.)Est. award datenext date

Posted: Jul 8, 2026
Est. close date: Sep 29, 2026
Est. award date: Jun 1, 2027
Award floor: $320,000
Award ceiling: $2,880,000
Est. total funding: $20,960,000
Expected awards: 12
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Mandatory
Fiscal year: FY2027

Who can apply

Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Existing HRSA THCGME Program payment recipients must continue to meet the program's eligibility requirements to remain eligible for HRSA THCGME funding. Applicants must be community based, ambulatory patient care center that operates an accredited primary care residency program. They may operate directly or through a graduate medical education (GME) consortium. The residency program must be in one ore more of the following specialties/disciplines:Family Medicine Internal Medicine Pediatrics Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Obstetrics and Gynecology Psychiatry General Dentistry Pediatric Dentistry Geriatrics Program payment recipients that fail to meet any eligibility criteria will not be considered for funding under this 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.

The purpose of the THCGME Program is to provide maintenance funding to support the training of residents in existing HRSA-supported primary care residency training programs in community-based ambulatory patient care centers. These programs will prepare residents to provide high-quality care, particularly in rural and medically vulnerable communities, and develop competencies to serve a wide range of populations and communities.

How to apply

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Read the full announcement (NOFO)Eligibility, evaluation criteria, page limits and required attachments are in the full notice on Grants.gov. Open ↗
Confirm eligibility and fitCheck your organization type above; no cost sharing is required.
Register (or renew) in SAM.gov and get a UEIFree. New registrations can take several weeks; registrations must be renewed every year. Open ↗
Set up Grants.gov accessCreate a Grants.gov account and make sure someone has the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) role. Open ↗
Watch for the full noticeThe agency estimates posting it around July 31, 2026. Save this grant to track changes.
Prepare narrative, budget and attachmentsFollow the notice's format exactly — page limits and required forms are common reasons applications are rejected.
Ask the agency contact any questions earlyXiomara Santana, MPH · xsantana@hrsa.gov Open ↗
Submit before September 29, 2026Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. Submit a few days early and keep your Grants.gov confirmation and validation emails.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

93.530Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education PaymentProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 93.530

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$282M

FY25

$143M

FY26

$175M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.530. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 93.530

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 362 grant awards had funding actions under Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Payment, with 5 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

THE WRIGHT CENTER FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION$53.4M
OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL EDUCATION CONSORTIUM OF OKLAHOMA, INC$51.3M
DETROIT WAYNE COUNTY HEALTH AUTHORITY$39.2M
CAHABA MEDICAL CARE FOUNDATION$29.9M
SAC HEALTH SYSTEM$23.1M

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Xiomara Santana, MPH
xsantana@hrsa.gov
301-480-2777

Quick answers

Is “Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program” open for applications yet?

Not yet. It is a forecast — an agency's advance notice of an expected opportunity. The agency estimates posting the full notice around July 31, 2026. Forecast details and dates can change.

Who is eligible to apply for “Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $320k – $2.88m, total estimated program funding is $20,960,000 and the agency expects to make about 12 awards.

How do I apply for “Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity HRSA-27-017), 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 93.530