ARRA - Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students
Inactive
- Assistance listing
- 93.407
- Agency
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Health Resources and Services Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
- Grant awards
- 554 $39,799,183 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance type
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- Project Grant
- Eligible applicants
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- Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Beneficiaries
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- Health Professional
- Student/Trainee
- Graduate Student
- Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans)
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) administered ARRA—Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (CFDA 93.407) to provide scholarships to health professions and nursing students from disadvantaged backgrounds, with the most recent grant awards issued July 1, 2010.
This program has been inactive for sixteen years. The funding window was concentrated in 2009 and 2010, when HRSA issued 554 Project Grants totaling $39.8 million in federal dollars obligated. The program issued 281 awards in 2009 and 273 in 2010, then ceased. No grant opportunities are currently posted, and no awards have been disbursed since 2010.
Eligible health professions and nursing schools applied directly to receive funds to distribute as scholarships to full-time students from disadvantaged backgrounds with demonstrated financial need. The program was entirely funded by HRSA; all 554 awards in the portfolio were Project Grants. Recent awards show individual grant values ranging from approximately $2.5 thousand to $604 thousand, with typical awards in the $30–$100 thousand range. Representative awards include Project Grant T0AHP18342 for $604 thousand, Project Grant T0AHP18327 for $435 thousand, and Project Grant T0AHP18423 for $352 thousand.
The source reveals no current grant opportunities under this Assistance Listing. Do not pursue this program; it operated as a temporary Recovery Act initiative and is not accepting applications.
Objective and description
- Objective
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) promotes diversity among health professions students and practitioners by providing scholarships for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Eligible health professions and nursing schools apply for funds to provide scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who have financial need and are enrolled, or accepted for enrollment, as full-time students at the schools.
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 554 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida A & M University | $1,456,361 | 4% |
| 2 | Winston-Salem State University | $1,031,436 | 3% |
| 3 | Howard University | $993,145 | 2% |
| 4 | University Of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus | $880,482 | 2% |
| 5 | Florida International University | $751,089 | 2% |
| 6 | The Regents Of The University Of California. San Francisco | $729,266 | 2% |
| 7 | ST. Francis Medical Center Of Lynwood Development Corporation | $666,855 | 2% |
| 8 | Western University Of Health Sciences | $655,719 | 2% |
| 9 | Governors State University | $646,712 | 2% |
| 10 | Texas TECH University Health Sciences Center | $646,473 | 2% |
10 of 306 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2011 | -$817 |
| FY2010 | $20,457,570 |
| FY2009 | $19,342,430 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 93.407?
Assistance Listing 93.407 is ARRA - Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students, a federal grant program run by Health Resources and Services Administration (Department of Health and Human Services). It is inactive.
What is the CFDA number for ARRA - Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students?
Its CFDA number is 93.407: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 93.407 awarded?
554 grant awards under 93.407 have obligated $39,799,183 in federal funds to 306 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 93.407?
The recipients obligated the most under ARRA - Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students are Florida A & M University ($1,456,361), Winston-Salem State University ($1,031,436) and Howard University ($993,145).
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