Department of Health and Human Services
The official page to apply for DHHS grants.
Billions in DHHS grants are awarded to people, every day. The DHHS Grant Program issues one-time awards to individuals - for medical care, housing, business ventures, education, educators, retirees, seniors, and other personal or professional goals. Selected grants require no repayment. Apply here on the official site.
Important
DHHS programs are not loans
The DHHS Grant Program issues one-time awards you do not repay. Each year billions of dollars go to individuals across medical care, housing, business, school, and more.
What a DHHS grant is
- One-time grant funding you do not repay
- Awarded to individuals every day
- Medical, home, school, business, teachers, seniors
- Apply on this website. Follow-up by email
What it is not
- No monthly payments to DHHS
- Applying does not create debt
- Not a mortgage, student loan, or business loan
- If someone offers you a “DHHS loan,” verify first
By the numbers
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Grant money issued each year
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Typical award range
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Awards to individuals
Programs
Who DHHS grants are for
Medical care. Housing. Business ventures. School. Educators. Retirees. Seniors. Grants are reviewed at every income level - you do not need to be in crisis to apply.
Medical care
Treatment, hospital, pharmacy, and related medical costs.
Learn more →Buying a home
Support toward a home purchase or keeping stable housing.
Learn more →Starting a business
Capital for salespeople and others launching or expanding a business.
Learn more →Going to school
Tuition, training, books, and related school costs.
Learn more →Teachers
Classroom and career support for working educators.
Learn more →Retired teachers
Practical support for educators who have already given their careers.
Learn more →Seniors
Support for older and retired adults.
Learn more →General grants
When your goal does not fit a single category.
Learn more →Eligibility
Who can apply
Open to all adults 18 and older. There is no income cap, no means test, and no requirement that you be in financial crisis. DHHS awards grants to individuals each and every day across a variety of goals. Choose the closest category - completeness matters more than a perfect label.
Medical care
Anyone with medical expenses - from routine care to major treatment, at any income level.
Buying a home
First-time buyers, families, and property owners with a clear housing goal.
Starting a business
Salespeople, independent workers, and entrepreneurs at any stage.
Going to school
Adults returning to school, completing a credential, or investing in training.
Teachers
Working teachers investing in their classrooms or professional development.
Retired teachers
Retired teachers with living, medical, housing, or personal goals.
Seniors
Seniors, older adults, and retirees with medical, housing, or personal goals.
General grants
Anyone 18 or older with a clear purpose and willing to explain it plainly.
Process
How a DHHS grant works
STEP 1
Submit your application
Complete the secure form. Choose a category and tell us, in your own words, why you are applying.
STEP 2
Personal review
Our coordinator reads every file. After you apply, a DHHS grant coordinator is assigned to your file and contacts you by email within 24 hours.
STEP 3
Grant decision
Selected applicants receive next steps by email. Awards are not guaranteed.
From a recipient letter
“Asking did not cost me my dignity. It gave some of it back.”
Ruth P. · Ohio · Senior grant · $475,000
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People DHHS has already helped
Seniors
Ruth P.
Ohio
$475,000
I stopped choosing between the pharmacy and the grocery list.
I taught myself to live small after my husband died. The pension covered the house, most months, until the specialist visits stacked up. I was stretching prescriptions and skipping the extras I used to enjoy without thinking. I am not dramatic. I am a widow who kept the lights on and hoped the next envelope was not another bill.
I applied to DHHS because a neighbor said grants were not loans. I almost did not believe that. I had been offered “help” before that turned into interest. Sarah emailed within a day and asked clear questions. I answered them from my kitchen table with the statements in a stack beside the salt shaker.
The $475,000 grant closed the medical bills that had been sitting on the counter. I sleep through the night again. I still clip coupons. I just do not cry over envelopes anymore. If you are a senior reading this and you are tired, apply. Asking did not cost me my dignity. It gave some of it back.
After you apply
A coordinator is assigned to your file
Once your application is submitted, DHHS assigns a coordinator to your file and contacts you by email. First reply within 24 hours.
Check your inbox and spam folder after you apply. Reply on the same email thread so your file stays together.
Every application is read by a person. Your coordinator will ask what they need to understand your file - medical care, housing, business ventures, school, teaching, or senior support. Not a ticket number. Not a chatbot.
Keep your replies on your coordinator's email thread so nothing gets lost.
If someone contacts you about a DHHS grant before you have applied, use the Verify page first.
FAQ
Common questions
No. DHHS grant programs are not loans. If you are selected, you do not repay the award. Applying does not create debt and does not guarantee funds.
Take the first step
Ready to apply for a DHHS grant?
One form. A coordinator is assigned to your file and replies by email within 24 hours.
Apply nowAwards range from $100,000 to $1,000,000 · No repayment required