Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program

The Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program is a forecasted federal grant opportunity administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The opportunity number is HRSA-27-039, and the Assistance Listing is 93.257, Grants for Education, Prevention, and Early Detection of Radiogenic Cancers and Diseases. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding in the Health funding activity category. The forecast was dated August 13, 2026 and was last updated on August 13, 2026. The program supports organizations that screen and educate people who have been exposed to radiation associated with uranium mining and U.S. testing of nuclear weapons. Successful applicants must target populations located in the states cited in the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. The provided forecast does not enumerate those states, identify specific counties or other sub-state service areas, or provide additional program objectives, allowable cost categories, prohibited costs, or other spending restrictions. The Health Resources and Services Administration expects to make eight awards. Estimated total program funding is 3889000, with an award floor of 250000 and an award ceiling of 500000. The opportunity has no cost sharing or matching requirement. The provided forecast does not state an award period, project period length, indirect cost limitation, subaward limitation, funding tier structure, or per-year funding limitation. Eligible applicants include county governments, small businesses, nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS other than institutions of higher education, nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status with the IRS other than institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, for profit organizations other than small businesses, state governments, independent school districts, city or township governments, and special district governments. In addition to meeting an eligible applicant type, successful applications must target populations located in states cited in the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. The opportunity is currently forecasted rather than open for applications. The estimated posting date is March 30, 2027, and the estimated application due date is May 25, 2027. Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the application due date. The provided forecast does not identify a letter of intent, concept paper, pre-proposal, notice of intent, or other pre-application gating requirement. It also does not provide application questions, required attachments, evaluation criteria, review priorities, or detailed submission instructions beyond electronic submission by the stated deadline. The estimated award date is August 1, 2027, and the estimated project start date is September 1, 2027. The fiscal year is 2027, and the listed archive date is September 1, 2028. The source does not state that this opportunity recurs annually, biennially, quarterly, or according to another recurring schedule, so no recurrence is established from the supplied information. The grantor contact is Sachi Khushu, who can be reached at FORHPRESEP@hrsa.gov or 301-443-2466. Because this is a forecasted opportunity, the dates and other details supplied are estimates rather than final application requirements.