Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources

The Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources, a sub-agency within HHS's financial and administrative operations hierarchy, procures contracts and administers grants to support departmental financial management, policy analysis, and operational infrastructure. The office transacts through both contracting and grant-making vehicles to serve the broader HHS mission.

Contract activity has accelerated sharply. The office awarded 52 contracts in 2022, 61 in 2023, 101 in 2024, 115 in 2025, and 470 so far in 2026, reflecting a significant uptick in procurement volume. Across 828 total awards since 2010, the office has obligated $3.26 billion of $5.16 billion in combined award potential value. The most recently recorded award date is November 1, 2026. Distinct prime contractors number 465 across the portfolio.

Contract competition is highly fragmented by both award count and potential value. Over the last five years, Carahsoft Technology Corp leads by award count with 30 awards and $64.7 million combined potential value. CMI Management, LLC follows with 21 awards valued at $1.9 million, and Govsmart, Inc. holds 15 awards worth $11.1 million. Among recent awards by potential value, ICF Incorporated, L.L.C. holds the lead at $136.7 million across 7 awards, followed by Kearney & Company, P.C. at $75.2 million across 10 awards and Carahsoft at $64.7 million. The top five primes by award count cover 12 percent of recent awards; the top five by potential value cover 7 percent of recent award dollars, indicating a fragmented landscape across both dimensions. Set-asides characterize half of awards as unrestricted open competition; the remainder split between small-business set-asides (25 percent), 8(a) sole-source awards (5 percent), competitive 8(a) (3 percent), and miscellaneous socioeconomic designations including SDVOSB, HUBZone, and WOSB (collectively under 5 percent).

Grant activity totals 1,385 awards since 1977, with $3.41 billion in combined federal dollars obligated and $3.66 billion when including non-federal matching share. Awards per year over the last five years show 84 in 2021, 106 in 2022, 30 in 2023, 35 in 2024, and 102 in 2025; the most recent award closed on September 30, 2025. Grant recipients are highly fragmented by both award count and federal dollars. University of California Irvine leads by federal dollars at $24.1 million across 6 awards, with Arizona State University at $13.3 million across 7 awards and University of Wisconsin System at $12.9 million across 5 awards. The top five recipients by award count cover 11 percent of recent awards; the top five by federal dollars cover 2 percent of recent federal funding, indicating extremely dispersed grant distribution across recipients. Nearly all awards (1,383 of 1,385) are Project Grants, with 2 Cooperative Agreements.