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Award obligations from USAspending, with detail archived for FFY 2024 · 24 sub-agencies.
HHS oversees major health and human-services programs. In award data it often ranks near the top because of grants and contracts. In Treasury outlays, related spending may also appear under CMS or trust-fund lines. Award figures on The Ledger come from archived USAspending awarding-agency rollups (obligations). That is not the same as every dollar the agency outlays.
Obligations · FFY 2024
$1.9T
Awarding agency HHS
Transactions
378,080
Award transactions in FFY 2024
Share of awards
37.5%
Of archived awarding-agency obligations in FFY 2024
MTS outlays · FFY 2025
$1.9T
Matched Monthly Treasury Statement line
| Fiscal year | Obligations |
|---|---|
| FFY 2024 | $1.9T |
| FFY 2023 | $1.8T |
| FFY 2022 | $1.7T |
| FFY 2021 | $1.7T |
| FFY 2018 | $1.2T |
| FFY 2017 | $1.2T |
| FFY 2016 | $1.2T |
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
| Direct payments | $1.0T |
| Grants | $778.5B |
| Contracts | $29.9B |
| IDVs | $6.9B |
| Other | $4.0B |
| Sub-agency | Code | Obligations | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services | CMS | $1.7T | 12,694 |
| Administration for Children and Families | ACF | $69.9B | 30,567 |
| National Institutes of Health | NIH | $42.7B | 167,982 |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC | $13.3B | 49,752 |
| Health Resources and Services Administration | HRSA | $12.8B | 52,152 |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | SAMHSA | $6.9B | 15,752 |
| Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response | — | $6.4B | 2,095 |
| Indian Health Service | IHS | $6.0B | 20,837 |
| Administration for Community Living | ACL | $2.4B | 15,072 |
| Food and Drug Administration | FDA | $2.0B | 6,303 |
| Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration | ASA | $1.0B | 2,133 |
| Office of Assistant Secretary for Health | — | $374.9M | 990 |
| Fiscal year | Net outlays |
|---|---|
| FFY 2025 | $1.9T |
| FFY 2024 | $1.7T |
| FFY 2023 | $1.7T |
| FFY 2022 | $1.6T |
| FFY 2021 | $1.5T |
| FFY 2018 | $1.1T |
| FFY 2017 | $1.1T |
| FFY 2016 | $1.1T |