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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), a sub-agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, administers federal grant funding for health services research, evidence synthesis, and healthcare quality improvement projects. AHRQ operates as the civilian agency's principal research-funding arm for comparative effectiveness studies, patient safety initiatives, and health IT innovation.

AHRQ's grant-award portfolio spans twenty Project Grants totaling $15.6 million in federal dollars obligated since 2012, with the most recent award dated April 1, 2019. Grant-making activity peaked in 2015 and 2016, with four awards each year, and declined to two awards in 2017, two in 2018, and one in 2019. The portfolio reflects eighteen distinct grant recipients over the award history, indicating a fragmented recipient base with no single institution dominating federal funding from this office.

All twenty grants carry the Project Grant assistance type, meaning AHRQ funds discrete, time-limited research or demonstration projects rather than cooperative agreements or formula allocations. The combined total dollars obligated across federal and non-federal sources stands at $16.2 million, reflecting substantial institutional cost-sharing or matching requirements.

No recent grant opportunities are currently recorded against AHRQ or its descendant offices. No contract activity is recorded against the agency.