HHS Discretionary Grants By Major Activity Type
This report shows the number of discretionary grants and associated dollar values organized by the four major activity types shown below, and their subcategories.
Research — Includes traditional research projects by individual investigators and other broadly based traditional and other research as well as research career programs. NIH awards about half of these grant dollars.
Services — Includes grants to deliver health or social services, treatment and rehabilitation programs, education and information programs, and programs to detect health problems. ACF awards the majority of services grants.
Training — Includes research and health professions training programs, education projects, and rural area health care training. NIH and HRSA award most training grants.
Other — Includes construction projects, grants for the planning and development of health programs and health resources, evaluations, and health infrastructure awards–a small percentage of the total discretionary grants.
| Activity Type | Number of Awards By Activity Type | Dollars |
|---|---|---|
| Research | ||
| SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS) | 19 | $-480,996 |
| SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS) | 9,175 | $2,676,025,514 |
| Research Subtotal | 9,194 | $2,675,544,518 |
| Services | ||
| SOCIAL SERVICES | 1,054 | $4,082,523,169 |
| DEMONSTRATION | 435 | $61,545,239 |
| HEALTH SERVICES | 1,995 | $981,079,529 |
| Services Subtotal | 3,484 | $5,125,147,937 |
| Training | ||
| TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP | 896 | $151,624,944 |
| TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE | 58 | $0 |
| Training Subtotal | 954 | $151,624,944 |
| Other | ||
| OTHER | 1,091 | $662,288,788 |
| CONSTRUCTION | 3 | $0 |
| KDA (KNOWLEDGE/DEVELOPMENT/APPLICATION) | 77 | $1,166,078 |
| FELLOWSHIP/SCHOLARSHIP/STUDENT LOANS | 851 | $21,675,476 |
| Other Subtotal | 2,022 | $685,130,342 |
| Grand Total | 15,654 | $8,637,447,741 |
