Grants by funding category
Health is the largest Grants.gov category by number of opportunities. It includes biomedical research from the National Institutes of Health, public-health programs from the CDC, and health services, workforce and rural-health programs from HRSA and other HHS agencies.
GrantsJunction currently lists 402 open and 457 forecasted federal opportunities for health projects. 36 close within the next 30 days, the next on October 9, 2026. The most active agencies are Department of Health and Human Services, AmeriCorps and Department of Housing and Urban Development. The largest listed award ceiling is $275M. 20 require cost sharing.
Counts are calculated from official Grants.gov records as of Oct 8, 2026.
As of the latest refresh, 402 opportunities are open for applications and 457 more are forecasted on Grants.gov. 36 of the open opportunities close within 30 days.
Currently: Department of Health and Human Services (852), AmeriCorps (2), Department of Housing and Urban Development (2), Department of State (1), Department of Defense (1).
Not all. Federal funding notices can be grants, cooperative agreements (grants with substantial agency involvement) or other instruments. Among current opportunities for health projects: 523 grants, 337 cooperative agreements, 4 others.
Methodology: This page lists Grants.gov opportunities whose official notice is classified under the funding activity category “Health” (code HL). A notice can carry more than one category. Appearing on this page does not mean an organization is eligible; review each official notice. See how GrantsJunction sources and labels data.