Up to $212,500 Funding now available to researchers investigating health disparities

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) is pleased to release the Minority Research Grant Program (MRGP) 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). This grant awards funding to health equity researchers at minority-serving institutions (MSIs) investigating health disparities and improving the health outcomes of minority populations.

As a grantee, you will enhance your impact and visibility in the research community, support our mission to advance health equity, and join a prestigious group of awardees whose collective MRGP-funded research has been cited in more than 190 publications. CMS will award up to six grants, totaling up to $1,275,000, in 2025.

Review the notice of funding opportunity CMS-1W1-25-001 and submit your application on grants.gov by April 1, 2025.

Eligible MSIs include:

• Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) 
• Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) 
• Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) 
• Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs) 
• Native American Serving Non-Tribal Institutions (NASNTIs),
• Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (ANNHSIs), and
• Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs) 

For more information on eligibility and the application process:

• Visit the MRGP website
• Watch the MRGP overview video
• Email OMHGrants@cms.hhs.gov for more information about eligibility and the application process.

Stay Tuned! CMS OMH will host informational webinars on February 13, 2025 and February 18, 2025. Join us to review the grant, understand the MRGP NOFO requirements, learn about resources and tips when applying, and hear from prior grantees. More information about the webinars is forthcoming.

CMS Office of Minority Health  |  Working to Achieve Health Equity

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