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HHS Announces $1 Million Grant Opportunity to Advance Women’s Preventive Care

  • By

  • Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

  • November 6, 2026

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Objective:

Support the HRSA Women’s Initiative for Screening and Health (WISH) program in updating the Women’s Preventive Services Guidelines and helping put them into clinical practice.

Approach:
  • Funding: HHS, through HRSA, will award up to $1 million in fiscal year 2027 to one organization.
  • Coalition: The recipient will convene at least 10 multidisciplinary experts representing healthcare, public health, behavioral health, patient and consumer groups, and organizations serving medically underserved women.
  • Guideline review: The coalition will update or reaffirm recommendations using evidence reviews conducted under National Academies standards for trustworthy guidelines.
  • Community materials: The recipient will develop and distribute guideline information adapted for communities with limited resources.
Key Findings:
  • The funding opportunity is designated HRSA-27-072.
  • Applications are due through Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. ET on January 8, 2027; applicants must have active SAM.gov and Grants.gov registrations.
  • A 2022 HHS report cited in the announcement estimated that approximately 58 million women had private insurance coverage for preventive services without cost sharing.
Interpretation:

The announcement describes WISH as supporting evidence-based revisions to HRSA-supported preventive services guidelines and their dissemination through clinical and community partnerships.

Limitations:
  • The announcement does not provide the full application requirements, award timeline, or detailed evaluation criteria.
  • It reports a funding opportunity and planned activities, not results from the guideline review or its implementation.
Conclusion:

The grant is intended to fund one organization to review the guidelines and support their use in clinical practice and communities.

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HHS Opens $1 Million Funding Opportunity to Strengthen Women’s Preventive Care

  • by Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

  • November 6, 2026

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