Agency for Healthcare Research and QualityContracts, grants and other awards of this sub-agency
- Sub-agency of the Department of Health and Human Services
- USAspending abbreviation AHRQ
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality obligated $97M to awards in FY2026.
The obligations since FY2023 are $1.0B.
That is under 1% of the obligations of the Department of Health and Human Services since FY2023.
128 awards of $1 million or more started in FY2023 or later, with an award value of $304M.
An outlay occurs when federal money is actually paid out, not just promised to be paid ("obligated").
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Obligations by award type and fiscal year
- Contracts $72M, 75%
- Grants $24M, 25%
| Fiscal year | Contracts | Grants | Direct payments | Loans (subsidy cost) | Other assistance | All awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $170M | $163M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $333M |
| FY2024 | $179M | $174M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $353M |
| FY2025 | $128M | $91M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $220M |
| FY2026 | $72M | $24M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $97M |
| FY2027 to date | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Recipients
| Recipient | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westat, Inc. | 5 | $35M | 22% |
| Most Investments, LLC | 4 | $20M | 12% |
| Mathematica Inc. | 2 | $14M | 9% |
| National Opinion Research Center | 3 | $12M | 8% |
| Communications Training Analysis Corporation | 1 | $10M | 6% |
| Visionary Technology Consultants, LLC | 1 | $8.7M | 5% |
| Northwestern University | 5 | $7.7M | 5% |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | 5 | $6.9M | 4% |
| The Rand Corporation | 1 | $6.7M | 4% |
| The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco | 3 | $6.5M | 4% |
| The Regents of the University of Colorado | 3 | $6.4M | 4% |
| University of Washington | 3 | $6.2M | 4% |
| Regents of the University of Minnesota | 4 | $6.2M | 4% |
| The Johns Hopkins University | 3 | $6.2M | 4% |
| The Washington University | 3 | $5.9M | 4% |
$1.5M went to recipients that the site does not show. The site shows no name of a person.
Awards of $1 million or more
| Recipient | Type | Award value | Start date | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westat, Inc. | ContractDelivery Order | $17M | 27 Jan 2023 | MD | USAspending |
| Westat, Inc. | ContractDelivery Order | $13M | 30 Sep 2025 | MD | USAspending |
| Communications Training Analysis Corporation | ContractDelivery Order | $10M | 14 Jun 2023 | VA | USAspending |
| Most Investments, LLC | ContractDelivery Order | $9.6M | 21 Nov 2024 | VA | USAspending |
| Mathematica Inc. | ContractDelivery Order | $9.4M | 2 Aug 2023 | DC | USAspending |
| Visionary Technology Consultants, LLC | ContractDelivery Order | $8.7M | 24 Sep 2024 | MD | USAspending |
| National Opinion Research Center | ContractDelivery Order | $7.6M | 1 Jul 2024 | MD | USAspending |
| The Rand Corporation | ContractDelivery Order | $6.7M | 19 Sep 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| Most Investments, LLC | ContractDelivery Order | $5.5M | 27 Sep 2024 | MD | USAspending |
| Mathematica Inc. | ContractDelivery Order | $4.8M | 15 Nov 2022 | MD | USAspending |
Other sub-agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services
In order of name. The figure is the obligations since FY2023.
- Administration for Children and Families$273B
- Administration for Community Living$9.6B
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention$31B
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services$7.1T
- Food and Drug Administration$6.9B
- Health Resources and Services Administration$49B
- Indian Health Service$26B
- National Institutes of Health$163B
- Office of Assistant Secretary for Health$1.4B
- Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response$21B
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration$3.0B
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources$1.4B
- Office of the Inspector General$1.4B
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration$27B
Official records
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Cite this page
Fed Spend Map. "Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: awards and recipients". Data: USAspending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, loaded .
https://fedspendmap.com/agency/department-of-health-and-human-services/agency-for-healthcare-research-and-quality/
The address of this page is permanent.
Where the figures come from
USAspending.gov API v2: spending by category (awarding sub-agency) by fiscal year and award type, and the award search for the lists of awards. USAspending loaded the data on 30 Sep 2026. See how the atlas is made.
Questions
How large is this sub-agency in the Department of Health and Human Services?
Its obligations in FY2026 were $97M. The obligations of the Department of Health and Human Services were $2.0T.
How many awards of $1 million or more are on record?
128 awards started in FY2023 or later. Their award value is $304M.
Are outlays in these figures?
No. The figures are award obligations. An obligation is a promise to pay, and an outlay is the payment.
The obligations since FY2023 on this page are $1.0B.