Medical Forensic Access Initiative
Department of Health and Human Services
This notice solicits applications for practical, data-driven, and scalable projects that support States, Tribal communities, healthcare systems, or community-based organizations in collecting, analyzing, and reporting information related to access to medical forensic examinations for women and girl survivors of sexual assault. Projects funded under this initiative should identify barriers, service gaps, workforce shortages, geographic gaps, wait times, and system-level challenges impacting women and girl survivor access to timely, forensic healthcare services.
Funding
Award size
$1M – $10M
Award ceiling
1000000
Type
Grant
Dates
Deadline
Closing this week
Posted
06/25/2026
Closes
2026-08-05
Eligibility
Eligibility
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)City or township governmentsNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Small businessesNonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationSpecial district governmentsIndependent school districtsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationPrivate institutions of higher educationPublic housing authorities/Indian housing authoritiesCounty governmentsFor profit organizations other than small businessesState governmentsNonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Program
Funding area
Health - HL
Opportunity #
WH-AST-26-004
Source
Status
Open
Market
Government
Level
Federal
Source
Grants.gov