Medical Forensic Access Initiative

About this funding opportunity

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.

Topic areas: Life Sciences and Health, Security and Defense, Gender Equality and Diversity, Social Innovation and Community Development.

Funding amount

This grant provides $500K-$1M in funding, up to $1M per award.

Deadline

Applications are due Aug 05, 2026. Confirm the exact closing time on the official program page before applying.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• Public Authorities
• SME
• NGOs
• University
• Large Company

Eligibility

The program did not publish a separate eligibility statement. See the official opportunity page for the full eligibility criteria.

Agency

Medical Forensic Access Initiative is administered by Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OPHS), listed via Grants.gov.