Opportunity Overview
The Texas Department of State Health Services is accepting applications under HHS0011852, Newborn Screening Interns and Residents in Training. DSHS is seeking to establish one or more contracts with Texas university medical schools providing genetic internships in connection with the Newborn Screening Unit.
Deadline and Funding Structure
The current Texas HHS opportunity page lists a submission deadline of December 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM CST. This is an open-enrollment contracting opportunity rather than a traditional fixed-dollar grant. The public HHS page does not publish a single award ceiling, guaranteed contract value, or guaranteed volume, so Atlas does not manufacture a funding amount.
Who Can Apply
The verified public eligibility statement is narrow: DSHS is seeking applications from Texas university medical schools that provide genetic internships. Applicants must submit a complete application that satisfies the controlling Open Enrollment and all required exhibits. Organizations outside that university medical-school pathway should not assume direct eligibility.
Healthcare and Workforce Relevance
This opportunity is relevant to Texas pediatric public health, newborn screening, genetics, graduate medical education and the clinical workforce pipeline. It can support institutional participation in training tied to newborn-screening and genetic-medicine capacity, but it should be treated as an academic medical training contract rather than a general-purpose healthcare technology award.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 84/100. The opportunity is highly credible and directly connected to Texas newborn-screening and genetics workforce development, but direct eligibility is limited to qualifying Texas university medical schools and the public opportunity page does not provide a fixed contract value. N9+ Direct Vendor Fit: 0/100. QC Healthcare Fit: 0/100. The verified scope is genetic internship and resident training, not telehealth equipment, remote physical examination, clinical-device procurement or contracted physician coverage.
Next Action
Eligible Texas university medical schools should retrieve the current HHS0011852 Open Enrollment and exhibits, confirm the institution’s genetic internship program satisfies the solicitation, assemble all required application and contracting materials, and submit the complete application before December 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM CST.
Official source: Texas HHS — HHS0011852 Newborn Screening Interns and Residents in Training.