HHS Discretionary Grants By 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	Dollars
Research
SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)	3	$0
Research Subtotal	3	$0
Services
HEALTH SERVICES	181	$909,604
DEMONSTRATION	34	$-597,813
SOCIAL SERVICES	247	$490,363,642
Services Subtotal	462	$490,675,433
Training
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE	3	$0
TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP	62	$36,583,520
Training Subtotal	65	$36,583,520
Other
OTHER	181	$79,408,559
KDA (KNOWLEDGE/DEVELOPMENT/APPLICATION)	6	$0
Other Subtotal	187	$79,408,559
Grand Total	717	$606,667,512