Federal and state evaluation contracts (SAM.gov)
U.S. federal and state agencies
Agencies buy evaluation as a service through procurement, not as a grant. Deliverable-driven and less prestigious than a grant, but it is steady applied research money most academics never look at.
- Indicative award
- $50k–$5M (total award)Priced as a contract against deliverables; overhead rules differ sharply from grants.
- Timing
- Rolling / openNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Continuous solicitations, often with short response windows.
- Who can apply
- Any faculty rank, Community organisation, Practitioner
- Eligibility
- Requires SAM.gov registration and a contracts office willing to bid. Publication rights are negotiated in the contract — settle them before signing, not after.
- SSWR clusters
- Special Interest Groups
- Topics
- procurement · RFP · deliverables · publication rights
- Apply at
- https://sam.gov/
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
Also on the Organizations and Management shelf
- Health services research grantsAgency for Healthcare Research and QualityAmount not published · Several times a year · Feb, Jun, Oct
- Behavioral health services and evaluation grantsSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration$100k–$5M · Periodic calls
- Behavioral health workforce education and trainingHealth Resources and Services Administration$300k–$2M · Annual cycle · Dec, Jan, Feb
- Research Grants on Reducing Inequality and on Improving the Use of Research EvidenceWilliam T. Grant Foundation$100k–$1M · Several times a year · Jan, May, Aug
- Faculty grant programLois and Samuel Silberman Fundup to $50k · Annual cycle
- Grants in aging and serious illness careThe John A. Hartford Foundation$250k–$3M · By invitation