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Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) Payment Program

Health Resources and Services Administration (Department of Health and Human Services) expects to post this opportunity around January 4, 2027, with applications due around February 3, 2027. It lists awards of up to $28 million, 59 awards expected, $371 million in total.

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Key facts

Opportunity number
HRSA-27-016
Status
Forecast
Posted
July 8, 2026
Closes
February 3, 2027
Award ceiling
$28,000,000
Award floor
$32,000
Expected awards
59
Total funding
$371,000,000
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Category
Health
Assistance listing
93.255 Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program
Contact
Lisa Flach-Fulcher, MBA, MS · [email protected] · 301.443.0365

Who can apply

  • Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

​​Currently Eligible Hospitals​Includes freestanding children"s hospitals that meet the original eligibility requirements for CHGME payments, as described in the CHGME Federal Register published on March 1, 2001 (66 FRN 12940), established prior to the Children"s Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013. A children"s teaching hospital is considered "freestanding" if it does not operate under a Medicare hospital provider number assigned to a larger health care entity that receives Medicare GME payments. These freestanding children"s hospitals must meet all the following criteria: Have a Medicare payment agreement.Are excluded from the Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) pursuant to section 1886(d)(1)(B)(iii) of the Social Security Act (SSA) and its accompanying regulations. The exclusion of children"s hospitals from IPPS set forth under section 1886(d)(1)(B)(iii) of the SSA states this exclusion exists for hospitals whose inpatients are predominantly individuals under 18 years of age.Participate in an approved GME residency training program as defined in section 1886(h)(5)(A) of the SSA. It is a "freestanding" children's hospital. ​Newly Qualified Hospitals​

What the agency says

The Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) Payment Program funds freestanding, children's hospitals. The money helps their graduate medical education (GME) programs train resident physicians and dentists.

The notice on Grants.gov

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Read from the Grants.gov API, last updated 2026-10-23. The agency's notice on Grants.gov is the official record; check it before you apply.