Office of Research Integrity

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) is a civilian sub-agency within HHS that funds research and health-related initiatives through federal grants, including work in human virology, public health infrastructure, and related priority areas. OASH has awarded 50 grants totaling $7.4 million across 36 distinct recipients since 2017, with recent activity showing 6 awards in 2021, 3 in 2022, 2 in 2023, 4 in 2024, and 5 year-to-date in 2025; the most recent grant award closed on September 30, 2025.

Grant recipients show fragmented concentration. Over the last five years, the top five recipients account for 57 percent of recent awards by count and 38 percent of recent federal dollars obligated. University of Illinois leads the recipient base with 3 awards and $1.3 million in federal dollars obligated; The Pennsylvania State University follows with 2 awards and $643 thousand obligated. The remaining 31 recipients are spread across a mix of universities and research institutions, with individual awards ranging from $39 thousand to $599 thousand.

The grant portfolio is dominated by Project Grants, which comprise 49 awards (98 percent of the total), with a single Cooperative Agreement completing the mix. This structure indicates OASH primarily funds discrete research and pilot projects rather than long-term collaborative arrangements with recipient institutions.

Representative recent grant opportunities are not present in the available source data. Prospective applicants should monitor OASH's funding announcements directly through Grants.gov or the HHS grants portal for current opportunities aligned with the Office's research priorities.