ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 95/100
HRSA Medical Student Education Program (MSE) FY 2027
HRSA is offering $13 million for eight Medical Student Education awards of $1 million to $1.625 million to strengthen primary-care physician pipelines in shortage states, including Tennessee.
Funding$13 million total; 8 expected awards ranging from $1,000,000 to $1,625,000
DeadlineSeptember 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET
Last verifiedAugust 29, 2026
Required next actionEligible public medical schools should immediately confirm accreditation, active SAM.gov and Grants.gov registrations, the required 1% non-federal match, and no active MSE award; review Appendix A and submit the HRSA-27-098 package by September 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET.
Broad Eligibility
Applicants must be accredited public medical schools in an eligible primary-care-shortage state and may not have an active MSE grant. The July 9 modified NOFO states that Appendix A identifies 25 public medical schools across Georgia, Texas, Arizona, Florida, New Jersey, and Tennessee that appear eligible; other accredited public colleges of medicine in those six states may demonstrate eligibility to HRSA. A minimum 1% non-federal match is required.
Atlas Analysis
High-value workforce and rural-training opportunity with unusually broad allowable investments for medical education, equipment, infrastructure, student support, nutrition and chronic-disease curricula, and community-based clinical training partnerships. Tennessee is especially actionable because the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine is explicitly listed in Appendix A. Atlas should prioritize projects that connect primary-care training to operational rural, FQHC, RHC, community mental health, Tribal, or other shortage-area clinical sites and measurable physician-pipeline outcomes.
The Health Resources and Services Administration is accepting applications for the FY 2027 Medical Student Education Program, HRSA-27-098. HRSA expects to make eight awards from $1 million to $1.625 million, with approximately $13 million available. Applications are due September 1, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern.
The program supports accredited public medical schools that are not current MSE grantees and are located in states with projected primary-care physician shortages. The July 9 modified NOFO states that Appendix A identifies 25 public medical schools across six states that appear eligible, while allowing other accredited public colleges of medicine in those six states to demonstrate eligibility. University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine is specifically listed. Allowable program expansion can include student supports, medical education, infrastructure development and maintenance, equipment, minor renovations, nutrition and chronic-disease curricula, and partnerships with rural and underserved clinical training sites including RHCs, FQHCs, community mental health centers, and Tribal or IHS settings. A minimum 1% non-federal match is required.
Source verificationOfficial government source · simpler.grants.govAtlas last verified this record August 29, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
