Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 09 127
Apply for HRSA 09 127
- The Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.925 Scholarships for Health Professions Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 13, 2008 and posted on Nov 13, 2008.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 15, 2008. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $9,733,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 450 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- A school must meet all of the criteria listed below to be eligible to be considered for SDS funds for FY 2009. All requirements refer to full time students (using the school s requirements for full time) Full time students from disadvantaged backgrounds must comprise the following 1) At least 10 percent of the total enrollment (full time enrolled) of your program during Academic Year (AY) 2007 2008 (7/1/07 6/30/08), and 2) At least 10 percent of the total graduates (who were full time students) of your program during AY 2007 2008. Secondly, in order to receive any SDS funding, a school must have full time economically disadvantaged students enrolled and graduated during AY 2007 2008. A school must meet all of the criteria listed below to be eligible to be considered for SDS funds for FY 2009. All requirements refer to full time students (using the school s requirements for full time) Full time students from disadvantaged backgrounds must comprise the following 1) At least 10 percent of the total enrollment (full time enrolled) of your program during Academic Year (AY) 2007 2008 (7/1/07 6/30/08), and 2) At least 10 percent of the total graduates (who were full time students) of your program during AY 2007 2008. Secondly, in order to receive any SDS funding, a school must have full time economically disadvantaged students enrolled and graduated during AY 2007 2008. A school must meet all of the criteria listed below to be eligible to be considered for SDS funds for FY 2009. All requirements refer to full time students (using the school s requirements for full time) Full time students from disadvantaged backgrounds must comprise the following 1) At least 10 percent of the total enrollment (full time enrolled) of your program during Academic Year (AY) 2007 2008 (7/1/07 6/30/08), and 2) At least 10 percent of the total graduates (who were full time students) of your program during AY 2007 2008. Secondly, in order to receive any SDS funding, a school must have full time economically disadvantaged students enrolled and graduated during AY 2007 2008. A school must meet all of the criteria listed below to be eligible to be considered for SDS funds for FY 2009. All requirements refer to full time students (using the school s requirements for full time) Full time students from disadvantaged backgrounds must comprise the following 1) At least 10 percent of the total enrollment (full time enrolled) of your program during Academic Yea.........
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Opportunity Summary:
The Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) program is a federal grant opportunity run by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It was authorized by the Disadvantaged Minority Health Improvement Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-527), added as Section 737 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act. The core goal is straightforward: increase access to health professions education by providing scholarship support to students from disadvantaged backgrounds, including those in nursing and other eligible health professions programs.
A key point about how SDS works is that the grant is awarded to schools, not directly to individual students. Participating institutions apply for SDS funding and then take on the responsibility of identifying eligible students and calculating each student’s financial need. Once a school receives an SDS award, it must use those funds to provide full or partial scholarships to eligible students who are enrolled full time in health professions programs (using the school’s own definition of full-time status). The program is explicitly targeted toward students for whom the cost of attendance would create severe financial hardship, and schools are instructed to prioritize those students when making awards. Schools must also give preference to students who previously received scholarships through two earlier related programs: Exceptional Financial Need (EFN) and Financial Assistance for Disadvantaged Health Professions Students (FADHPS).
The amount a student can receive through SDS is capped by the student’s cost of attendance. In practical terms, the scholarship cannot exceed the recipient’s tuition costs plus other reasonable educational expenses and reasonable living expenses that are incurred while attending the school. This framing is meant to ensure the money is used for legitimate, attendance-related costs rather than serving as unrestricted cash assistance.
This opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number HRSA-09-127) is categorized as a discretionary grant in the health funding activity category. For the cycle described in the announcement, HRSA anticipated about 450 awards with an estimated total funding level of $9,733,000. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement, which means institutions generally are not required to contribute institutional funds as a condition of receiving the federal award (though normal administrative and compliance obligations still apply). The program is listed under CFDA 93.925, Scholarships for Health Professions Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds.
Nursing is specifically protected within the allocation rules. At least 16 percent of total SDS allocations are directed to schools that will use SDS awards for nursing students. This requirement signals a policy emphasis on strengthening the nursing pipeline alongside other health professions, and it helps ensure that nursing programs and nursing students are not crowded out by larger or more numerous applicants from other disciplines.
Eligibility to apply is limited to schools that meet defined enrollment and graduation thresholds for full-time students from disadvantaged backgrounds during the specified academic year (AY 2007-2008, defined as 7/1/2007 through 6/30/2008). To be considered for SDS funds for FY 2009, a school’s full-time disadvantaged students must comprise at least 10 percent of the program’s total full-time enrollment during that academic year, and at least 10 percent of the program’s full-time graduates during the same period. In addition, the school must have had full-time economically disadvantaged students both enrolled and graduated during AY 2007-2008. These criteria are designed to focus funding on institutions that are already serving disadvantaged populations and successfully graduating them, rather than schools with minimal or incidental participation by disadvantaged students.
Administratively, the opportunity was posted on November 13, 2008, with an application closing date of December 15, 2008 (the original and current closing date match in the source data). The opportunity was later archived on February 19, 2009. The announcement also provides a link to the HRSA grants page for the full posting and directs applicants to the HRSA Call Center for help accessing the complete announcement or resolving technical issues, including an email contact (CallCenter@HRSA.GOV) and phone numbers (877-464-4772 and 301-998-7373).
Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) Program (HRSA) - FAQs
What is the Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) program?
The Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) program is a federal grant opportunity administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its purpose is to increase access to health professions education by supporting scholarships for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, including students in nursing and other eligible health professions programs.
Who runs SDS and what law authorizes it?
SDS is run by HRSA (within HHS). It was authorized by the Disadvantaged Minority Health Improvement Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-527) and added as Section 737 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act.
Is SDS funding awarded to students directly?
No. SDS is awarded to schools, not directly to individual students. Institutions apply for SDS funds and then identify eligible students and determine each student’s financial need.
What are schools required to do with an SDS award?
Once a school receives an SDS award, it must use the funds to provide full or partial scholarships to eligible students who are enrolled full time in health professions programs (based on the school’s definition of full-time status). Schools are responsible for selecting recipients and calculating financial need.
Which students are schools supposed to prioritize for SDS scholarships?
The program is targeted to students for whom the cost of attendance would create severe financial hardship, and schools are instructed to prioritize those students when making awards.
Are there any required preferences in selecting scholarship recipients?
Yes. Schools must give preference to students who previously received scholarships through two earlier related programs: Exceptional Financial Need (EFN) and Financial Assistance for Disadvantaged Health Professions Students (FADHPS).
How much can an individual student receive through SDS?
An SDS scholarship is capped by the student’s cost of attendance. The scholarship cannot exceed tuition costs plus other reasonable educational expenses and reasonable living expenses that are incurred while the student is attending the school.
What types of costs can SDS scholarship funds cover?
Based on the program description, SDS scholarship support is limited to legitimate attendance-related costs, including tuition, other reasonable educational expenses, and reasonable living expenses incurred while attending the school (up to the student’s cost of attendance cap).
What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this SDS cycle?
The Funding Opportunity Number listed is HRSA-09-127.
How is this grant categorized?
This opportunity is categorized as a discretionary grant in the health funding activity category.
What is the CFDA number for SDS?
The program is listed under CFDA 93.925, Scholarships for Health Professions Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds.
About how many awards and how much total funding were anticipated for this cycle?
For the cycle described, HRSA anticipated about 450 awards with an estimated total funding level of $9,733,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement, meaning institutions are generally not required to contribute institutional funds as a condition of receiving the federal award.
Does SDS include a specific allocation for nursing?
Yes. At least 16 percent of total SDS allocations are directed to schools that will use SDS awards for nursing students. This rule is intended to help ensure nursing programs and nursing students are supported alongside other health professions.
Who is eligible to apply for SDS funding?
Eligibility is limited to schools that meet defined enrollment and graduation thresholds for full-time students from disadvantaged backgrounds during the specified academic year (AY 2007-2008, defined as 7/1/2007 through 6/30/2008).
What are the enrollment and graduation thresholds schools must meet to be considered eligible?
To be considered for SDS funds for FY 2009, a school’s full-time disadvantaged students must comprise at least 10 percent of the program’s total full-time enrollment during AY 2007-2008, and at least 10 percent of the program’s full-time graduates during the same period.
Are there additional eligibility requirements related to economically disadvantaged students?
Yes. The school must have had full-time economically disadvantaged students both enrolled and graduated during AY 2007-2008.
Why does SDS use enrollment and graduation thresholds for disadvantaged students?
The stated intent of these criteria is to focus funding on institutions that are already serving disadvantaged populations and successfully graduating them, rather than schools with minimal or incidental participation by disadvantaged students.
What is the academic year used to determine eligibility in this announcement?
The academic year referenced is AY 2007-2008, defined as July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008.
When was this opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted on November 13, 2008. The application closing date was December 15, 2008 (the original and current closing date match in the provided information).
When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was archived on February 19, 2009.
Where can applicants find the full posting or get help with access and technical issues?
The announcement points applicants to the HRSA grants page for the full posting and directs users to the HRSA Call Center for help accessing the complete announcement or resolving technical issues.
How can the HRSA Call Center be contacted for SDS application support?
The HRSA Call Center can be reached by email at CallCenter@HRSA.GOV or by phone at 877-464-4772 and 301-998-7373.
Who defines what "full-time" enrollment means for SDS scholarships?
The school defines full-time status for purposes of SDS scholarships, and SDS scholarship recipients must be enrolled full time according to that institutional definition.
Does SDS require schools to offer full scholarships only?
No. Schools may use SDS funds to provide full or partial scholarships to eligible students.
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