OPEN: NYC Health + Hospitals Patient Care Trust Fund 2026–2027 Community Research and Action Grants opened November 2, 2026, with applications due January 8, 2027. Restricted to eligible NYC Health + Hospitals resident- and fellow-led projects. Applicants should confirm complete current-cycle instructions and funding terms with the funder.
New York City — NYC Health + Hospitals PCTF 2026–2027 Community Research and Action Grants (January 8, 2027)
CIR/SEIU Patient Care Trust Fund 2026–2027 Community Research and Action Grants for NYC Health + Hospitals interns, residents and fellows. Applications open November 2, 2026; due January 8, 2027. Applicant award cap not published in accessible overview; full current application verification pending.
FundingIndividual applicant award range or ceiling NOT PUBLISHED in accessible CIR PCTF 2026–2027 overview; prior-year $45,000 was aggregate research-related funding, not an individual applicant award.
DeadlineApplications OPEN November 2, 2026; due January 8, 2027. Exact closing time and time zone not stated in current accessible official funder overview.
Last verified2026-11-03 — program and dates official; complete current RFA not verified
Required next actionVerify current 2026–2027 Community Research and Action Grant submission form at https://pctf.submittable.com/submit and follow https://www.cirseiu.org/pctf-information-sessions/. Eligible NYC Health + Hospitals house staff must attend a PCTF information session or arrange alternative staff appointment; confirm individual funding ceiling, allowable and excluded expenses, required approvals, budget form, any matching and exact deadline hour before requesting full verification or publication approval. Do not treat prior-year aggregate funding as award size.
Broad Eligibility
Only interns, residents or fellows employed at NYC Health + Hospitals (11 facilities), proposing resident/fellow-led research, education, clinical quality improvement, patient advocacy or community action; other groups may partner where the current application allows. Prior required PCTF information session or staff appointment; program not open generally to nonprofits outside the NYC H+H house-staff community.
Atlas Analysis
November 3, 2026 initial official-source research: CIR/SEIU PCTF confirms newly opened Community Research and Action Grant, November 2 2026 through January 8 2027, with priority on environmental sustainability, climate resilience, equity, gender justice and immigrant rights. Funder 2026–27 info-session page states session or alternative staff appointment mandatory. The public Submittable listing did not expose the full 2026–27 proposal terms in accessible research; applicant-level award ceiling, matching, prohibited costs, exact closing time and required forms are unverified. Historical $45k is programwide PRIOR-YEAR research amount, not per applicant. Genuine resident-initiated charitable project grant, not hospital vendor procurement. Searched existing published and unpublished WordPress records by PCTF, CIR and solicitation title; no match. Hold Pending Review; no protected approval until controlling form verified.
NYC Health + Hospitals Patient Care Trust Fund: Community Research and Action Grants, 2026–2027
The Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR/SEIU) Patient Care Trust Fund (PCTF) opened its 2026–2027 Community Research and Action Grant application period on November 2, 2026. It funds qualifying projects led by interns, residents, and fellows working at NYC Health + Hospitals. Eligible projects include clinical and community research, educational initiatives, quality improvement, and patient or community advocacy focused on improving healthcare and equity.
Funding
An individual applicant award limit, award range, and required match have not been published in the available official 2026–2027 overview. PCTF describes past aggregate awards for research and advocacy, but those prior-year totals are not an individual grant amount. Applicants must use the controlling grant application for an eligible budget and any expense or payment restrictions.
Deadline and eligibility
Applications opened November 2, 2026, and are due January 8, 2027. The official 2026–2027 program information does not specify an exact closing time or time zone. The opportunity is restricted to interns, residents, and fellows at NYC Health + Hospitals and is not a general nonprofit grant. The funder requires prospective applicants to attend an online information session or arrange an approved meeting with PCTF staff.
Funding priorities and application
Projects advancing environmental sustainability and climate resilience, health equity, racial and gender justice, and immigrant rights receive stated priority. Prospective applicants should review the official 2026–2027 grant-year instructions and the official PCTF submission portal. Confirm the current-cycle application form, award cap, allowable expenses, match, institutional authorization, documentation and closing hour before filing.
Research status: The official funder establishes the current program, applicant class, opening date and deadline; full 2026–2027 form terms are not yet independently verified. Last checked November 3, 2026.
Source verificationReferenced source · www.cirseiu.orgAtlas last verified this record 2026-11-03 — program and dates official; complete current RFA not verified. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
