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PA Department of Human Services
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PA Department of Human Services, of Harrisburg, PA, was obligated $185B in federal awards across the 5 fiscal years in which it reached the $1.0M listing floor (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2025, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $36B, with contracts under the listing floor; FY2026 to date stands at $40B.
That is about level on FY2024 ($34B).
PA Department of Human Services ranks 1 of 888 listed organisations located in PA by five-year obligations, and 4 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2022 came from Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Agriculture and Department of Education and 1 other agency: 208 awards worth $163B in total award value.
USAspending lists its parent organisation as Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | $37,091,068,402 | under $1.0M | $37,091,068,402 | — |
| FY2023 | $37,503,901,386 | under $1.0M | $37,503,901,386 | +1% |
| FY2024 | $34,381,680,676 | under $1.0M | $34,381,680,676 | -8% |
| FY2025 | $36,179,414,688 | under $1.0M | $36,179,414,688 | +5% |
| FY2026 to date | $40,109,791,860 | under $1.0M | $40,109,791,860 | +11% |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in PA | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $185B | $185B | $510B |
| FY2025 obligations | $36B | $36B | $113B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $111B |
| Assistance, five years | $185B | $185B | $510B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 4 of 30,000 | 1 of 888 in PA | 1 |
Largest in state: PA Department of Human Services. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2022
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Health and Human Services | 164 | $161B | 99% |
| 2 | Department of Agriculture | 38 | $1.8B | 1% |
| 3 | Department of Education | 5 | $88M | 0% |
| 4 | Department of Homeland Security | 1 | $7.3M | 0% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Dauphin County, PA $166M · Allegheny County, PA $3.2M
Largest awards begun since FY2022
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services | GrantBlock Grant (a) | 93.778 Grants to States for Medicaid | $33B | 1 Oct 2025 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services | GrantBlock Grant (a) | 93.778 Grants to States for Medicaid | $29B | 1 Oct 2024 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services | GrantBlock Grant (a) | 93.778 Medical Assistance Program | $28B | 1 Oct 2021 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services | GrantBlock Grant (a) | 93.778 Medical Assistance Program | $28B | 1 Oct 2022 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services | GrantBlock Grant (a) | 93.778 Grants to States for Medicaid | $26B | 1 Oct 2023 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services | GrantBlock Grant (a) | 93.778 Grants to States for Medicaid | $1.0B | 1 Oct 2025 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services | GrantBlock Grant (a) | 93.778 Grants to States for Medicaid | $929M | 1 Oct 2024 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services | GrantBlock Grant (a) | 93.778 Grants to States for Medicaid | $751M | 1 Oct 2023 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services | GrantBlock Grant (a) | 93.767 Children's Health Insurance Program | $737M | 1 Oct 2021 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services | GrantBlock Grant (a) | 93.778 Medical Assistance Program | $728M | 1 Oct 2022 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families | GrantBlock Grant (a) | 93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | $717M | 27 Oct 2021 | PA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families | GrantBlock Grant (a) | 93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | $717M | 19 Oct 2022 | PA | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $33B, Department of Health and Human Services, 1 Oct 2025: MEDICAID ENTITLEMENT FOR 46 - FY 2026 - T19
- $29B, Department of Health and Human Services, 1 Oct 2024: MEDICAID ENTITLEMENT FOR 46 - FY 2026 - T19
- $28B, Department of Health and Human Services, 1 Oct 2021: MEDICAID ENTITLEMENT FOR 46 - FY 2023 - T19
- $28B, Department of Health and Human Services, 1 Oct 2022: MEDICAID ENTITLEMENT FOR 46 - FY 2024 - T19
- $26B, Department of Health and Human Services, 1 Oct 2023: MEDICAID ENTITLEMENT FOR 46 - FY 2025 - T19
- $1.0B, Department of Health and Human Services, 1 Oct 2025: MEDICAID ENTITLEMENT FOR 46 - FY 2026 - T19
- $929M, Department of Health and Human Services, 1 Oct 2024: MEDICAID ENTITLEMENT FOR 46 - FY 2026 - T19
- $751M, Department of Health and Human Services, 1 Oct 2023: MEDICAID ENTITLEMENT FOR 46 - FY 2025 - T19
Questions and answers
How much federal money does PA Department of Human Services receive?
$185B in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2022: $37B; FY2023: $38B; FY2024: $34B; FY2025: $36B; FY2026: $40B). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to PA Department of Human Services?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2022: Department of Health and Human Services ($161B), Department of Agriculture ($1.8B), Department of Education ($88M) and Department of Homeland Security ($7.3M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Grants to States for Medicaid (93.778), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (93.558) and Children's Health Insurance Program (93.767).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: PA ($163B).
Is PA Department of Human Services a large federal recipient?
It ranks 4 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 1 of 888 located in PA. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2026 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.