ClosedOpportunity PA-EAA-26-001

Embryo Adoption Awareness and Services

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health · Department of Health and Human Services

At a glance

Embryo Adoption Awareness and Services is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (Department of Health and Human Services). The application deadline was July 10, 2026. Individual awards are listed as $100K – $500K, with about 6 awards expected and $1.9M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts and 9 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 93.007 (Public Awareness Campaigns on Embryo Adoption).

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

Key facts

Jun 10, 2026Posted
Jul 10, 2026Application deadline
Sep 30, 2026 (est.)Est. award date
Nov 21, 2026Archivednext date

Posted: Jun 10, 2026
Close date: Jul 10, 2026
Archive date: Nov 21, 2026
Est. award date: Sep 30, 2026
Award floor: $100,000
Award ceiling: $500,000
Est. total funding: $1,900,000
Expected awards: 6
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
Public & Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
Private colleges & universities
For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Any public or private nonprofit entity is eligible to apply. Only agencies and organizations, not individuals, are eligible to apply.

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.

OPA"s Embryo Adoption Awareness and Services program aims to increase public awareness of embryo adoption as a method of family building and to provide individuals adopting embryos the medical and administrative services deemed necessary for such adoptions. Recipients of the EAA program should be individuals that are currently involved, soon may be involved, or are interested in adopting or donating embryos, and the medical facilities/providers involved in assisting those individuals with embryo adoption and donation.

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.

PA-EAA-26-001_EAA NOFO.pdfFull Announcement · PA-EAA-26-001_EAA NOFO.pdfPDF · 568 KB

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

93.007Public Awareness Campaigns on Embryo AdoptionProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 93.007

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$818K

FY25

$810K

FY26

$810K est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.007. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
Shenena.merchant@hhs.gov
240-453-883

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Embryo Adoption Awareness and Services”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, Public & Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, Private colleges & universities and 2 more. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Embryo Adoption Awareness and Services”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $100k – $500k, total estimated program funding is $1,900,000 and the agency expects to make about 6 awards.

How do I apply for “Embryo Adoption Awareness and Services”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity PA-EAA-26-001), 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.

OpenDeadline extendedALN 93.217