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Grant Information for Current and Prospective HHS Grantees

In support of its mission, HHS awards grants for more than 300 programs and is the largest grant-awarding agency in the Federal government. HHS awards two types of grants: non-discretionary and discretionary.

  • Non-Discretionary grants are those that a federal agency is required by statute to award if the recipient, usually a state, submits an acceptable State Plan or application and meets the eligibility and compliance requirements of the statutory and regulatory provisions of the grant program.
  • Discretionary grants permit the federal government, according to specific authorizing legislation, to exercise judgment, or "discretion," in selecting the applicant/recipient organization, through a competitive grant process.

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This grant information site is maintained by the HHS Division of Grants (DG). Please share your comments and suggestions for this site by email to: Grants.Net@hhs.gov

 


Last Updated: 07/07/2011