Grant Awards By Operating Division

FY 2008 Total Dollars: $264,242,088,855
FY 2008 Total Awards: 75,709
FY 2008 Total Recipients: 11,989

In FY 2008, HHS awarded $264.5 billion in grants. This included $40.9 billion in discretionary awards and $223.6 billion in mandatory awards.

CMS, which administers the Medicaid Program, awarded 69% ($181 billion) of the total HHS grant funds, representing 1% of the total number of grants.

ACF awarded the second highest percentage (17.5%, $46.2 billion) of the total HHS grant funds, which represents 10% of the total number of grants.

NIH awarded 68% (52,057) of the total number of HHS grants, totaling $21 billion, in FY 2008. This represents 52% of the discretionary grant funds, but only 8% of the total HHS grants funds.

Pie Chart of number of FY 2008 Awards by OPDIV. Pie Chart of FY 2008 Awards in Dollars by OPDIV.

Summary of Grant Awards by OPDIV/STAFFDIV
OPDIV Awards % Awards Dollars % Dollars
ACF 7,799 10.3 $46,151,691,512 17.47
AHRQ 307 0.41 $84,085,143 0.03
AoA 1,141 1.51 $1,385,629,076 0.52
CDC 3,486 4.6 $4,424,589,279 1.67
CMS 999 1.32 $181,147,048,509 68.55
FDA 142 0.19 $36,823,882 0.01
HRSA 6,137 8.11 $5,870,873,213 2.22
IHS 579 0.76 $172,138,366 0.07
NIH 52,057 68.76 $21,113,804,312 7.99
OS/ASPE 5 0.01 $2,774,999 0
OS/ASPR 193 0.25 $488,747,000 0.18
OS/OGHA 8 0.01 $3,329,581 0
OS/OPHS 430 0.57 $384,990,661 0.15
SAMHSA 2,426 3.2 $2,975,563,322 1.13
Total 75,709 100 $264,242,088,855 100
OPDIV Grant Funding: Mandatory and Discretionary Totals
OPDIV Mandatory Discretionary Total
Number of Awards % Dollars % Number of Awards % Dollars % Number of Awards % Dollars %
ACF 2,872 59.61 $38,491,920,683 17.23 4,927 6.95 $7,659,770,829 18.73 7,799 10.30 $46,151,691,512 17.45
AHRQ         307 0.43 $84,085,143 0.21 307 0.41 $84,085,143 0.03
AoA 873 18.12 $1,326,675,618 0.59 268 0.38 $58,953,458 0.14 1,141 1.51 $1,385,629,076 0.52
CDC 61 1.27 $91,399,200 0.04 3,425 4.83 $4,333,190,079 10.60 3,486 4.60 $4,424,589,279 1.67
CMS 718 14.90 $180,734,337,538 80.92 281 0.40 $412,710,971 1.01 999 1.32 $181,147,048,509 68.55
FDA         142 0.20 $36,823,882 0.09 142 0.19 $36,823,882 0.01
HRSA 59 1.22 $550,721,831 0.25 6,078 8.57 $5,230,151,382 13.01 6,137 8.11 $5,870,873,213 2.22
IHS         579 0.82 $172,138,366 0.42 579 0.76 $172,138,366 0.07
NIH         52,057 72.43 $21,113,804,312 51.63 52,057 68.76 $21,113,804,312 7.99
OS/ASPE         5 0.01 $2,774,999 0.01 5 0.01 $2,774,999 0.00
OS/ASPR         193 0.27 $488,747,000 1.20 193 0.25 $488,747,000 0.18
OS/OGHA         8 0.01 $3,329,581 0.01 8 0.01 $3,329,581 0.00
OS/OPHS         430 0.61 $384,990,661 0.94 430 0.57 $384,990,661 0.15
SAMHSA 235 4.88 $2,155,677,214 0.97 2,191 3.09 $819,886,108 2.01 2,426 3.20 $2,975,563,322 1.13
Totals 4,818 100.00 $223,350,732,084 100.00 70,891 100 $40,891,356,771 100.00 75,709 100.00 $264,242,088,855 100.00
% Total 6.36%   84.53%   93.64%   15.46%